Goldflame Honeysuckle is a vigorous semi-evergreen shrub with twining spreading stems and blue-green foliage. Deep pink buds open to clusters of extremely fragrant tube-like flowers that keep the pink backs with golden yellow faces that fade to cream. The blooms start heavy in early summer and has sparser blooms into fall on new wood. Grows best in the south with the roots in part sun and moist well-drained soil. Goldflame is highly disease resistant and can be trained into a mounded shrub form of 4-6ft.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
L. americana × L. sempervirens Hybrid |
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Height: |
10' - 15' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 6' |
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Spacing: |
5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink+Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water Regularly. Needs good airflow to avoid powdery mildew problems. No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Gardens, Hedge, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Aster, Butterfly Bush, Echinacea
IMAGES: Paul Williams, Honeysuckle, (2) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) Goldflame Honeysuckle - Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame' 110605, (2) CBG Enabling Gdn - Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame', Nepeta 'Joanna Reed' 150627, (3) CBG Enabling Gdn - Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame', Nepeta 'Joanna Reed', Leucanthemum 'Becky' 150627
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
