Japanese Honeysuckle Vine, Lonicera Japonica, 50 (Fast, Fragrant)

Other Names: Japanese Honeysuckle, Hall's Honeysuckle, Gold-and-Silver Flower, Lonicera Halliana Zone: 4 to 9 Growth rate: Fast Type: Vine or Ground Cover Family: Caprifoliaceae Native Range: Eastern Asia Height: 15 to 30 feet Spread: 3 to 6 feet Shape: Twining, climbing vine or trailing groundcover Bloom Time: May - October Bloom Color: White maturing to yellow Flower/Fruit: Small sweetly scented double-tongued flowers opening white and fading to yellow. Small black fruit. Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade Fall Color: Evergreen, semi evergreen or deciduous (bronze or purple), depending on the climate. Drought Tolerance: Moderate-High Water: Dry to Medium Maintenance: Medium Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerates drought as well as soggy soils. Adapts to wide range of soils. Prefers moist, loamy soils. Culture: When used as a ground cover, 2-3 s per square yard should be sufficient, and s may be cut back hard (i.e., sheared close to the ground with an elevated lawn mower) in late winter to control growth and to remove dead undergrowth. Uses: May be grown on trellises or fences (especially in areas near porches or patios where its fragrance may be enjoyed). Excellent for screening. Also effective when grown without support as a ground cover, particularly for erosion control on banks or slopes. Because of its vigorous growing habit, it is best to segregate this vine in areas where it cannot easily attach to and climb on nearby shrubs or trees or perennials. Special Note: This species has demonstrated an invasive tendency in Connecticut, meaning it may escape from cultivation and naturalize in minimally managed areas. Sowing Lonicera japonica : For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided. ify: Soak in water 24 Hours Stratify: Cold 60 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium (Not Wet). Germination: Sow 1/16”, Keep Moist, (Not Wet).

• Fragrant Flowering Vine or Ground Cover, Long Blooming Period, Attracts Birds, Hummingbirds and Butterflies, Fast Growth, Hardy, Drought, Salt and Urban Tolerant, Ornamental Fruit, Wildlife food.
• QTY: 50 .
• Japanese Honeysuckle is an extremely vigorous twining and trailing woody vine which typically grows 15-30'. It is perhaps the most popular of the Honeysuckles that are used as ground covers. The leaves are in pairs site each other along the stem and are deciduous in cold climates, evergreen in milder areas. They are elliptic to oval, 2-3 inches long and half as wide. In northern areas leaves turn a bronze or purple in the fall..
• The flowers are about 1.5 inches long, tubular with two widely spreading lips, and borne in pairs. Japanese honeysuckle blooms throughout the entire growing season. The flowers start out white, sometimes tinged with purple, and age to yellow in their second day. The flowers are extremely fragrant, appearing from May to frost and give way to black berries which mature in late summer to fall. The fruits are dark blue black berries about 0.25 inches in diameter..
• Japanese Honeysuckle can be grown as a quick groundcover or ed on banks for erosion control. It grows quickly on a trellis or fence, to provide a sweetly-fragrant screen for privacy or shade. The flowers attract hummingbirds and bees, and the fruits are relished by many kinds of song birds. It has become an important food item for white-tailed deer in the eastern US..