Gold Flame Honeysuckle

'Gold Flame' Honeysuckle

Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’: ‘Gold Flame’ Honeysuckle

Location on campus: in garden area on north side of Meyer Library, off Kings St.

• leaves opposite, evergreen, ovate, entire margins, 1-3" long, 1/2 as wide
• connate leaves (encircling stem) under terminal flower clusters
• flowers in terminal umbels; coral red/orange, slender, trumpet-shaped; non-fragrant; flowers in mid-late spring
• hummingbird attractant
• prefers full sun to moderate shade; moist, well-drained, high organic matter soil
• fast growth rate