Mandarin Honeysuckle is a climbing shrub with twining stems and luscious dark green foliage that emerges bronze-purple. Its fragrant flowers that open coppery purple mature to a vivid orange with lighter faces and bloom heavily in early summer with intermittent flushes into fall. Best color in part sun and well-drained soil.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Origins: |
L. tragophylla x L. Brownii Hybrid |
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Height: |
15' - 20' |
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Spread: |
5’ - 6' |
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Spacing: |
5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Orange |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water Regularly.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Aster, Butterfly Bush, Echinacea
IMAGES: Photoset by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Lonicera 'Mandarin' (1)+(2), (2) Lonicera 'Mandarin' and summer flowers
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
