Brown’s honeysuckle is an artificial hybrid of Lonicera hirsuta × Lonicera sempervirens . Both parents are native to North America, but the cross was developed in Europe. It is a perennial twining, semi-evergreen to deciduous climber. The “Brown” honored by the hybrid epithet is unknown. This hybrid honeysuckle prefers partial sun, moist, fertile, loamy soil, but it is highly adaptable to a wide variety of soil and environmental conditions. It thrives in full sun but will tolerate partial sun and light, afternoon shade. If it becomes overgrown, it can be cut down to ground level and new shoots will generate. Brown’s honeysuckle has red to orange trumpet flowers that are attractive to hummingbirds and bloom over a long season. The fruits are not ornamentally significant but can be messy in the landscape and may require occasional clean-up. This is a vigorous, but not aggressive, twining vine that is a great choice for arbors, trellises and chain-link fences. Use it in a cottage, pollinator, children’s or shade garden. It is a great plant for hummingbirds. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems. More information on Lonicera .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.