General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic

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Common names
  • Bush Honeysuckle
  • Tatarian Honeysuckle

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Location: Elkhart
Date: 2020-05-17
Location: SW Michigan
Date: spring 2016
Year 2 after planted from 3-gal pot
Location: SW Michigan
Date: Spring 2016
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2007-05-10

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