Tatarian Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica (CAPRIOFOLIACEAE)
Planting and Growing Tatarian Honeysuckle
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Tatarian honeysuckle in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and berries of Tatarian honeysuckle
- Growing conditions for Tatarian honeysuckle
- When and where to plant Tatarian honeysuckle
- How to plant Tatarian honeysuckle
- How to shape, prune and control growth of Tatarian honeysuckle
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of Tatarian honeysuckle
- Landscape uses of Tatarian honeysuckle
- Pest and disease control for Tatarian honeysuckle
Growing Tatarian Honeysuckle
Over 12 cultivars of tall and arching, deciduous shrubs, to 10 ft. (3 m) tall, with dull, green to blue green, oval or lance-shaped leaves, to 2-1/2-in. (63-mm) long, turning bronze in autumn.
Closely related species with similar care needs include winter honeysuckle, Lonicera fragrantissima; Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica; box honeysuckle, Lonicera nitida; and evergreen honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens.
Tatarian Honeysuckle Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Fruit
Dainty, fragrant, fuchsialike, tubular, coral, pink, white, yellow, nectar-bearing flowers, to 1 in. (25 mm) wide, in spring, form red berries in late spring–summer.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 5–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained soil. Fertility: Average. 6.0–6.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Full sun to partial shade. Space 7 ft. (2.2 m) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist; allow soil surface to dry between waterings until established. Fertilize monthly spring–autumn. Prune after bloom. Propagate by cuttings, layering, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for fencelines, ground covers, hedges, trellises in cottage, natural gardens. Attracts bees, hummingbirds. Invasive. Ant, aphid susceptible.