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Arizona honeysuckle

Lonicera arizonica

Arizona honeysuckle is a deciduous climbing shrub from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, grown for its fragrant tubular flowers and wildlife value. It tolerates dry conditions once established, so good drainage is the key to growing it.

Family
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor or rocky ground.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Utah to W. Texas
Climate
subtropical

About

Lonicera arizonica, the Arizona honeysuckle, is a deciduous honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Southwest United States and Northern Mexico.

It was first described by Alfred Rehder.

Other Lonicera plants

Fragrant Grove Honeysuckle · Western white honeysuckle · Alpine honeysuckle · Sweetberry honeysuckle · American fly honeysuckle · Italian woodbine · Lonicera cerviculata · Orange Honeysuckle · Purpleflower honeysuckle · Limber honeysuckle · Etruscan honeysuckle · Yellow honeysuckle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lonicera arizonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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