General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 10-12 feet
Plant Spread: 3-6 feet
Leaves: Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Harlequin'
  • 'Sherlite'

Common names
  • Honeysuckle
  • Woodbine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lonicera caprifolium
  • Synonym: Lonicera italica

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2011-06-28
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Location: My Garden, Washington State
Date: 2017-05-25

Date: 2005-06-11
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-30
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-06
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Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-06-02
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-19
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-19
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-19
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Date: 2005-07-01
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-30
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-06
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-06
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-05-31
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