Lonicera sempervirens L.

vernacular trumpet honeysuckle — species · Caprifoliaceae

USDA: LOSE
GBIF: 5334239
Rank: species

trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) — Platephotograph · Laura KimberlyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Vine
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Caprifoliaceae Juss.
Genus: Lonicera

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 2 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 2 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -33 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 140 min.
Precipitation: 22–60 in/yr
pH range: 6–8.5
Root depth: 10 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 16 ft
Height @ 20 y: 16 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Red
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Summer
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Medium
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 2 counties across 1 state.

Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/LOSE ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5334239 ↗

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