This climbing twiner is deciduous or evergreen in warmer climates and has slender woody stems. The rounded paired leaves are blue green forming a disk and the coral-red tube-shaped pendant flowers appear in terminal clusters from summer to autumn.
Hardiness zones 4 to 10
Lonicera sempervirensis naturally found in eastern and southern North America growing in well-drained organic rich moist soils. It prefers a sunny to semi shaded protected position and is frost and drought tolerant.
The Trumpet Honeysuckle is a climber that is grown for its flowers and is trained over pergolas or lattice and against walls as a summer screen. It may be planted in pots or tubs and establishes in 1 to 2 years. It is suitable for cool or warm climate gardens and has a long flowering period, requiring little care.ID 1584
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This species can tolerate dry periods or drought and in warmer climates it is semi-evergreen.
Lonicera(lon-i-SE-ra) sempervirens(sem-per-VY-renz)
Caprifoliaceae (cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee)