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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip

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Common names
  • Tatarian Honeysuckle
  • Bush Honeysuckle

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Location: Maine
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-12
Location: In my garden 
Date: 10/6/2011
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Oct 13, 2013 7:26 PM concerning plant:
    Arnold's Red is the only shrub form of Honeysuckle that I grow. All the rest are vines. Like other shrub Honeysuckles, Arnold's Red is a very fast-growing shrub. It has lovely red flowers in the late spring and then sporadically through the season.

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