Major Wheeler Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle

Major Wheeler Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

An ornamental honeysuckle vine with fragrant tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators.

  • Terminal clusters of deep red fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
  • Orange-red berries in September
  • Paired deep green ovate leaves, 8 cm long
  • Very floriferous
  • Commonly used for screening
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
2.0 – 3.0
Mature Spread (meters)
2.0 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Red
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Compact
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Fragrant
✓
Landscape Uses
Screening
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Lonicera grows best in a moist to average, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade. This twining vine can be used to grow on an arbour or trellis. It is not overly aggressive and can be pruned in early spring to maintain desired shape and size.

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