Red Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)

$20.00

Red Honeysuckle is a low, climbing, vine-like shrub with distinctive, red, tubular flowers. Those flowers attract Hummingbirds and it is the host plant for the Hummingbird Clearwing and 35 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). The flowers are followed by red berries, which are occasionally eaten by songbirds.

Photo credit: Doug McGrady (1), Johne Blair (2)

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Red Honeysuckle is a low, climbing, vine-like shrub with distinctive, red, tubular flowers. Those flowers attract Hummingbirds and it is the host plant for the Hummingbird Clearwing and 35 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). The flowers are followed by red berries, which are occasionally eaten by songbirds.

Photo credit: Doug McGrady (1), Johne Blair (2)

Red Honeysuckle is a low, climbing, vine-like shrub with distinctive, red, tubular flowers. Those flowers attract Hummingbirds and it is the host plant for the Hummingbird Clearwing and 35 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org). The flowers are followed by red berries, which are occasionally eaten by songbirds.

Photo credit: Doug McGrady (1), Johne Blair (2)

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial, Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

Height: 3-6 feet

Plant Spacing: 3 feet

Bloom Time: May-June

Bloom Color: Red-Orange

Advantages: Bird Favorite, Caterpillar Favorite

Host Plant: Hummingbird Clearwing, Cecropia, and 34 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (nwf.org)

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