White Honeysuckle
Lonicera albiflora
White honeysuckle is a sprawling, twining native honeysuckle of Texas and the Southwest, with creamy spring flowers and translucent red berries for birds. Drought-tough for dry slopes and fences.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–10 ft
- Spacing
- 4–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~37 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, NM, OK, TX