'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, ½ 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