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Vine

Lonicera heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

Honeysuckle

Plant Type: Vine

A beautiful semi-evergreen honeysuckle vine or small shrub with intense carmine red tubular flowers that change to rose-pink with yellow interiors. Flowers are extremely fragrant and provide an entire summer of color. A sparse bloom will continue into fall as long as new growth develops. Red (Non-edible) berries may also adorn the plant in fall. Foliage is an attractive bluish-green and purplish-red stems provide winter interest. A vigorous selection that is easily pruned into a rounded shrub. Attracts, bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

Mature Height:

10-20 ft

Mature Spread:

4-6 ft

Zone:

5-9

Bloom Color:

Pink, Red

Lonicera heckrottii 'Gold Flame' Characteristics & Attributes:

Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Pollinators
Attracts Pollinators
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Butterflies
Climbing
Climbing
Fragrant
Fragrant
Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Spring
Spring
Average Water
Average Water
Attributes
Screening
Specimen
Border or Bed
Blooms all Season
Groupings
Semi-Evergreen
Foliage Color
Blue
Green
Habit
Trailing
Loosely Rounded
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Fall
Summer
Late Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Winter
Season of Interest (Fruit)
Fall
Season of Interest (Bark, Branches, Twig)
Winter Color
Soil Moisture
Well Drained