Major Wheeler Honeysuckle #3

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Botanical Name: Lonicera Sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Cultivar: Major Wheeler

Other Names: Trumpet Honeysuckle

A stunning vine featuring showy bright coral red tubular flowers with orange throats all season long, easy to grow, flowers best in full sun, ideal for covering an arbor, fence or trellis, mildew free and heat tolerant

Plant Categories: Vine


Water Requirements
Average, Moist


Sunlight Requirements
Full Sun


Plant Height
10 Feet


Plant Width/Spread
24 Inches

Advantages:

Native Plant

Flowering Plant

Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds

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Description

Growth & Care

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone4b
Growth RateFast
Recommended Pruning MethodLate Winter Pruning

Foliage

Foliage TypeDeciduous
Plant FormSpreading

Flowers

Flower PeriodSpring, Summer
Flower ColorPink
Flower FragranceUnscented

Additional Categories

Additional CategoryHoneysuckle
Landscape ApplicationScreening, Garden

Details

Planting & Growing

Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. As a climbing vine, it tends to be leggy near the base and should be underplanted with low-growing facer plants. It should be planted near a fence, trellis or other landscape structure where it can be trained to grow upwards on it, or allowed to trail off a retaining wall or slope. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This woody vine should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.

Landscape Attributes

Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle is a multi-stemmed deciduous woody vine with a twining and trailing habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This woody vine will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle is recommended for the following landscape applications:

Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use

Ornamental Features

Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle features showy clusters of coral-pink trumpet-shaped flowers with orange throats at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid summer. It has green deciduous foliage. The oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.