PlantFiles: Honeysuckle
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

I'm not sure why the hardiness zone is not including up to 10b. This is my zone and it grows beautifully over here!
Yes, it is prone to aphid infestations, but it subsides by summer (I found out by experience but this has been confirmed in one of my hort. books too).
It is a gorgeous vine and well worth the effort! I have it growing in a pot in full sun. Full sun is a must for this plant.

I have grown this vine (the same one) in a large container (3 foot high huge pot) for 4-5 years. I started it in a partially shaded location but it was prone to powdery mildew and black spot so I moved it to a full sun location.

Even in the full sun, it is still prone to powdery mildew (no, I don't water it at night or water the leaves at all). It's also prone to aphid infestations.

I love the fragrance, and the flowers are lovely, but the time and money spent trying to keep it looking lovely aren't really worth it.

Or so I thought anyway, until this year. I had aphids this spring. Used the garden hose to get rid of them. Since then, no problems and it's blooming like crazy. No sign of black spot or powdery mildew. Perhaps it's the drier than normal weather we've had this summer. Whatever the reason, it's just thriving and gorgeous. I've done nothing to it this year--no pruning, no fertilizing--except for knocking off the aphids and watering it. I've added a picture of it so you can see how lovely it is when it's doing well.

I love the flowers and fragrance of this plant, which is NOT invasive, but hate the powdery mildew that overtakes it each year. It is in part sun. I may move it to full sun and see if that helps.

I planted my goldflame on a trellis posted aside my garage in partial shade. For some reason it grows bushy rather than like a vine but I don't mide. The flowers are flashy but even better are the vivid leaves. This vine has grown alot since I purchased it.

I grew a honeysuckle on a white board fence in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, that was sold to me as 'Gold Flame,' but the flowers were different that the ones shown by hczone6. Mine had paler, tricolored flowers--pale pinks, purples and light golden yellow--more yellow than the other two colors, so I thought that gave it its name. My plant was beautiful, with deep blue-green leaves and had masses of flowers, but nothing with this intensity of color. And it wasn't even planted in full sun. In fact I worried that it would have enough sun to flower, but we wanted it by the driveway so you could smell the fragrance as you got out of the car.