Plant Type

Ground cover, Vine

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Red, Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Espalier, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Foundation, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen, Fire Resistant, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

Goldflame honeysuckle is a deciduous vine that grows vigorously to 12 to 15 feet tall. It has oval bluish green leaves, but little fall color. Blooms late spring, and then sporadically all summer into the fall. Buds are carmine red, and open to yellow. The outside gradually fades to pink; the effect is of multi-colored flowers in ranges of carmine, pink, and coral. Slightly fragrant. If you have room, plant it with Halls honeysuckle for a perfect combination of style and fragrance. Deciduous.

Needs support to become established. Its a twining vine, so it has to have something to wrap its tendrils around. This is an aggressive vine, and so ought to be avoided in riparian corridor areas, or in wild-land interface areas as it could escape and over-take native plants.