🌺 Lonicera sempervirens – Coral Honeysuckle | Native Pollinator Vine | Hummingbird Favorite
🚚 Shipping Update: Orders will ship in September due to high summer temperatures to ensure plants arrive healthy, strong, and ready for successful establishment.
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is a stunning, non-invasive native vine known for its vibrant coral-red tubular flowers and exceptional wildlife value. Grown at Flowing Well Tree Farm in Pierson, Florida, this fast-growing vine is perfect for adding vertical color and life to your landscape.
Ideal for trellises, fences, arbors, pergolas, and pollinator gardens, it delivers season-long beauty while supporting hummingbirds, butterflies, and native pollinators.
🌟 Why You’ll Love Coral Honeysuckle
🦋 Pollinator Magnet
Produces bright coral-red blooms that attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees throughout the growing season.
🌿 Native & Non-Invasive
A well-behaved Florida native vine—unlike invasive honeysuckle varieties.
🌺 Long Bloom Season
Flowers from spring through summer, followed by small red berries enjoyed by birds.
🏡 Perfect Vertical Accent
Ideal for covering fences, climbing trellises, softening walls, and creating natural privacy screens.
🌱 Growing Requirements
🌞 Sun / Light:
Full sun to partial shade (best flowering with 6+ hours of direct sunlight)
💧 Watering:
- Water deeply after planting
- 2–3 times weekly during establishment
- Once mature, drought tolerant with occasional watering during dry periods
🌿 Soil:
- Prefers well-drained soil
- Adapts to sandy, loamy, or light clay soils
- Performs very well in Florida landscapes
🌿 Planting Instructions
- Plant near a support structure (fence, arbor, trellis, or mailbox)
- Dig a hole 2–3x wider than the root ball and equal in depth
- Set slightly above ground level and backfill with native soil
- Space plants 4–6 feet apart for full coverage
- Apply 2–3 inches of mulch, keeping it away from the stem
✂️ Pruning & Maintenance
- Lightly prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage branching
- Remove dead or damaged growth as needed
- Easily trained along structures for controlled growth
🌱 Fertilizer
- Apply balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring
- Compost or organic mulch supports steady growth
- Avoid over-fertilizing to maintain strong flowering
🌟 Special Features
- Native Florida-friendly flowering vine
- Non-invasive and low maintenance
- Excellent for wildlife gardens and habitat restoration
- Semi-evergreen to evergreen in warm climates
- Deer resistant once established
✨ Add Coral Honeysuckle to your landscape for nonstop color, hummingbird activity, and effortless native beauty—order now to reserve yours for September shipping!
🌿 Grown at Flowing Well Tree Farm – Pierson, Florida
