Dave's Garden - Gardening Community
Sponsored Links: Gardeners Supply - Mail Order Plants - Landscape Design - Plant Nurseries Mail Order - Flowering Bulbs - Winter Landscaping

PlantFiles: Morrow's Honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowii

 
  Welcome!  
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

  Login  
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

Username:

Password:

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera (luh-NIS-er-a) (Info)
Species: morrowii (mor-ROW-ee-eye) (Info)

Category:
Shrubs

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous
Blue-Green
Smooth-Textured
Veined

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

Click thumbnail
to view:

By langbr
Thumbnail #1 of Lonicera morrowii by langbr

By langbr
Thumbnail #2 of Lonicera morrowii by langbr

By langbr
Thumbnail #3 of Lonicera morrowii by langbr

By langbr
Thumbnail #4 of Lonicera morrowii by langbr

By Todd_Boland
Thumbnail #5 of Lonicera morrowii by Todd_Boland

By Kim_M
Thumbnail #6 of Lonicera morrowii by Kim_M

By Kim_M
Thumbnail #7 of Lonicera morrowii by Kim_M

There are a total of 14 photos.
Click here to view them all!

Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral frostweed On Dec 20, 2006, frostweed from Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:

Morrow's Honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii is naturalized in Texas and other States and is considered an invasive plant in Texas.

Positive langbr On Apr 21, 2004, langbr from Olathe, KS (Zone 6a) wrote:

A deciduous shrub form of honeysuckle that flowers in late Spring. Flowers are extremely fragrant and very sweet smelling as is typical of honeysuckle. Bright red berries develop in June/July. This shrub is very attractive to bees during flowering stage and birds during fruiting. Makes an excellent privacy hedge or screen. Native of Japan.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Olathe, Kansas
Clermont, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Whitehall, Michigan
Arlington, Texas
Muscoda, Wisconsin



We recommend Firefox
Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.

[ Home | About | Advertise | Mission | Acceptable Use Policy | Tour | Privacy Policy | Contact Us ]

Back to the top

Copyright © 2000-2009 Dave's Garden. All Rights Reserved.
 

NameMedia Home and Gardens
Share on FacebookShare on Stumbleupon

Hope for America