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Hardiness Zone: 6

Family: Honeysuckle

Other Species Names: Everblooming Honeysuckle

Description:

A very popular vine valued for its exceptionally colorful pinkish-red tubular flowers which are produced over a very long period; very easy to grow and not excessively aggressive, a great choice for arbors and trellises

Ornamental Attributes:

Goldflame Honeysuckle features showy clusters of fragrant shell pink trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow overtones and pink edges at the ends of the stems from early to mid spring, which emerge from distinctive cherry red flower buds. It has bluish-green foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant, but can be messy in the landscape.

Landscape Attributes:

Goldflame Honeysuckle is a multi-stemmed deciduous vine with a twining and trailing habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This vine will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Goldflame Honeysuckle is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Hedges And Screening

Plant Characteristics:

Goldflame Honeysuckle will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. As a climbing vine, it tends to be leggy near the base and should be underplanted with low-growing facer plants. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This vine should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.