Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

Also Known As

Lonicera 'American Beauty'
Lonicera 'Goldflame'
Gold Flame Honeysuckle

Plant type

perennial, vine

size

H: 10'-15'
W: 4'-5'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame' plant details

Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial vine with green foliage. In spring and summer cream, pink and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

Plant type: perennial vine
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 10 FT - 15 FT - tall
Flowers: cream, pink and yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: espalier, firescaping/fire wise, fragrant, screen, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lonicera x heckrottii 'Gold Flame' offers clusters of slender, fragrant, tubular flowers that are deep purplish pink in bud opening to glowing creamy orange. The delicious fragrance, colour and hardiness make this one of the most popular honeysuckles. Semi-evergreen in milder climates; deciduous in colder areas. Often listed as zone 5 but most likely hardy to zone 4. Plant to intertwine with clematis or allow to grow onto a fence, trellis or pergola or into large climbing roses, shrubs, or small trees.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Fragrant flowers, carmine outside and yellow inside, make a handsome display from early summer till frost on this vigorous vine. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Lonicera x heckrottii, Goldflame Honeysuckle, is a hybrid of unclear origin; possibly sempervirens x americana. It is a handsome vine with beautiful red buds that open to expose yellow petals. Will continue to bloom from late spring through the summer as it grows. Twining Type.

By: Brushwood Nursery

Fragrant pink flowers with a yellow throat emerge from darker red buds in the spring, with some flowers continuing into the summer and fall. Blue-green leaves are evergreen to about 20 degrees, otherwise they are deciduous. 10'+ in ten years. Michael Dirr says it is "the most handsome of the climbing honeysuckles."

By: Fantastic Plants

Clusters of 2" pink tubular buds open to orange and yellow throats while they emit a heady fragrance. One of the most highly rated Honeysuckles for gardens.