Wild Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
A climbing or scrambling native vine with clusters of tubular, yellow-orange to crimson flowers that are a magnet for hummingbirds. The upper leaves are distinctive, fused together to form a cup around the stem. Highly adaptable and tidy for a native honeysuckle.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–10 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~37 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, specimen, naturalizing
- Native states
- CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI
Related native plants
More Lonicera species
- Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
- Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
- White Honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora)