Orange Honeysuckle
Lonicera ciliosa
Orange honeysuckle is a twining Pacific Northwest vine hung with whorls of orange-red trumpet flowers that hummingbirds chase, followed by red berries. A well-behaved native climber for part shade.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 3–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~37 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CA, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA
Related native plants
More Lonicera species
- Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
- Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)
- White Honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora)