Lonicera Kintzley's Ghost®

Scientific Name: Lonicera 'PO15S'

Also Known As

Lonicera 'Kintzley's Ghost'
Lonicera reticulata 'Kintzley Ghost'
Lonicera reticulata 'Kintzley's Ghost
Lonicera reticulata Kintzley Ghost®
Kintzley's Ghost Grape Honeysuckle
Kintzley's Ghost® Honeysuckle

Plant type

perennial, vine

size

H: 8'-12'
W: 3'-6'

planting zones

4a-9b

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Lonicera Kintzley's Ghost® plant details

Lonicera Kintzley's Ghost® is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial vine with blue and green foliage. In fall, spring and summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lonicera Kintzley's Ghost®

Plant type: perennial vine
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 3 FT - 6 FT - wide, 8 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: showy bracts

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lonicera Kintzley's Ghost®

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer, humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This marvelous and crazy honeysuckle will give you a vertical display like nothing else in the garden. It has tight yellow flower clusters surrounded by a large circular silvery-white bract. The showy white bracts persist through fall and cup the red berries. The foliage is pale blue-green. The flowers are lightly fragrant. A hybrid of Lonicera reticulata and L. prolifera.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Showy yellow flowers cover the vine in June nestled in round, eucalyptus-like foliage. Distinctive appearance! 8-12' x 3-5' (bushy) Minimum temperature: -40 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

I make no secret of generally being a fan of non-invasive species of honeysuckles. While most vining types in the trade offer super-showy flowers, 'Kintzley's Ghost' offers something different: silvery eucalyptus-like bracts around the flower. The flowers themselves are certainly attractive, pale yellow clusters more typical of the shrub-types than the vines; but they are fairly small and not what I would call showy. The species is native throughout the Midwest. 'Kintzley's Ghost' was propagated by William "Ped" Kintzley at the Iowa State University (then College) greenhouses in the 1880's and passed on to family members who eventually brought it to Colorado in the 1960s. Introduced to the trade in 2006 as a Plant Select award winner.

By: Botanophilia

The large showy "silver" bracts last all season (long after its yellow summer flowers) on this 6-12' vine; developed in the 1880's by Prof. Kintzley at Iowa State then passed down by family members; unique ; ornamental. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Vigorous vine clothed with long lasting, circular bracts the size and color of silver dollars, subtending tubular yellow flowers. Propagated by William 'Ped Kintzley at the Iowa State University (then College) greenhouses in the 1880's and passed on to family members. Perennial woody vine. Garden loam. USDA zones 4-8 (has been grown up to 8,000').