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Lonicera sempervirens
coral honeysuckle
Nomenclature
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Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Specifics
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Long-lived perennial
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Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
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.
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
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.
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Coral honeysuckle's bark exfoliates.
Climbs by twining
