Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' ~ Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' ~ Major Wheeler Coral HoneysuckleMajor Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle is a contained long season twinning semi evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and heavy blooms. The stems emerge purple to red before maturing to green brown, sporting fragrant blazing orange red flowers that bloom from spring to summer. Grows best in the south with the roots in part sun and moist well drained soil. Highly mildew resistant and salt tolerant. Coral Honeysuckles are extremely flammable. Lonicera

Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle is a contained long-season twinning semi-evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and heavy blooms.  The stems emerge purple to red before maturing to green-brown, sporting fragrant blazing orange-red flowers that bloom from spring to summer.  Grows best in the south with the roots in part sun and moist well-drained soil.  Highly mildew resistant and salt tolerant.  Coral Honeysuckles are extremely flammable.

Lonicera sempervirens is a host for the Spring Azure Butterfly and the Snowberry Clearwing Moth.  The nectar attracts hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators while the seeds attract songbirds. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Water Regularly.  
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Gardens, Woodland Gardens, Hedge, Walls and Trellises, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Aster, Butterfly Bush, Echinacea

Image: Zeynel Cebeci, Lonicera sempervirens - Coral honeysuckle 02, CC BY-SA 4.0