Orange Honeysuckle
Lonicera ciliosa
Orange honeysuckle is a twining Pacific Northwest vine hung with whorls of orange-red trumpet flowers that hummingbirds chase, followed by red berries. A well-behaved native climber for part shade.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 3–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- orange, red
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~37 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- CA, ID, MT, OR, WA