General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Plant Height: |
10 to 20 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
10 to 20 feet |
| Leaves: |
Semi-evergreen
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| Fruiting Time: |
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Uses: |
Will Naturalize
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
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| Toxicity: |
Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
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- Bush Honeysuckle
- Amur Honeysuckle
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jan 20, 2018 9:37 PM concerning plant:
Unfortunately, this east Asian invasive shrub is the most common shrub in southeast Pennsylvania and the second in northeast Illinois. I enjoy cutting them down to pieces in the woods and then axing the base. It looks alright for awhile in spring with its young foliage and white flowers, but after that it is definitely ugly and twiggy and sort of smelly. The little red berries are not very nutritious for American birds. It is also a weed shrub growing in abandoned alleys, yards, and waste places. It should be declared as a noxious weed and destroyed. It was brought over in the 1800's with other shrub honeysuckles of northeast Asia to be an ornamental plant.
Posted by
gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Oct 9, 2012 6:21 PM concerning plant:
This bush-type honeysuckle is considered to be invasive and has taken over several wild areas on my property in just 6 years.
It grows and spreads very fast.
Posted by
SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on May 5, 2012 3:40 PM concerning plant:
The Asian exotic Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii [Rupr.] Herder) has become the dominant shrub in many forests in southwestern Ohio and in some other locations in the eastern United States. When Lonicera becomes abundant, future structure and composition of forests could be affected and local populations of herbs threatened. [Hutchinson, Todd F.; Vankat, John L. 1997. Invasibility and Effects of Amur Honeysuckle in Southwestern Ohio Forests. Conservation Biology. 11(5): 1117-1124.]
Posted by
cwhitt (Central Ohio 43016 - Zone 6a) on Feb 20, 2018 3:22 PM concerning plant:
I have mixed feelings about Amur Honeysuckle. It is considered an invasive and noxious plant here in Ohio, and I just heard that it is now banned from sale here. It does seem to have taken over along the parking lot of my workplace, and it crowds out other plants. People are encouraged to destroy it if they find it growing. On the flip side of that, it makes a nice barrier hedge, smells good when in bloom, and keeps its berries into winter (which the birds will not eat). It is quite a beautiful sight to see when the snow coats the red berries.
Posted by
chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Oct 11, 2011 6:59 AM concerning plant:
Bush Honeysuckle Amur (Lonicera maackii) is listed as an invasive plant. It shades and crowds out native plants that would provide higher protein food sources for wildlife.
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