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Lonicera sempervirens

coral honeysuckle
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

coral honeysuckle

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Lonicera sempervirens

Familia:

Caprifoliaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

vine

Tamaño:

Stems 12.0 to 15.0 ft long 

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

coral (pinkish with orange tints)

Color de la fruta:

red, green

Fenología:

Evergreen, may be deciduous in parts of northern FL. Blooms spring to fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Given a trellis or fence this plant makes a great hedge. It can also make a good groundcover though it will not bloom as well as it does with support.



Expect this plant to be evergreen in most of Florida but deciduous in colder areas.

Consideraciones:

If growing on a trellis, will need to be trimmed back annually.

Disponibilidad:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

To harvest the seeds, pick the fruit when they turn bright red. Thoroughly clean the flesh from the seeds and dry. Propagation can also be accomplished using soft or semi-hardwood cuttings taken in the summer or fall. The cutting should be made at an angle and root hormone applied to the cut face. Reduce the foliage by about one third and place cutting in a rich soil mix, keep moist. Air layering is another method of propagation that can be successful with trumpet honeysuckle.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Circum-neutral to calcareous.

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Hummingbirds, Birds

Larval host for  Spring Azure ( Celastrina ladon ) and Snowberry Clearwing ( Hemaris diffinis ) butterflies. 

Flowers attract hummingbirds. 





 Birds, especially cardinals, eat the seeds - digesting the outer flesh of the fruit and aiding in distribution of the seed.

Hábitats nativos:

Upland hardwood forests, floodplains, secondary woods.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Coral honeysuckle's bark exfoliates.



Climbs by twining

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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