Japanese Honeysuckle
Scientific Name: Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Synonyms: Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. <i>aureo-reticulata</i> (T. Moore) G. Nicholson, Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. <i>chinensis</i> (P.W. Watson) Baker, Nintooa japonica (Thunb.) Sweet
Classification: Plantae/ Tracheobionta / Spermatophyta / Magnoliophyta / Magnoliopsida / Asteridae / Dipsacales / Caprifoliaceae / Lonicera L./ Lonicera japonica Thunb.
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General Information | |
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Usda Symbol | LOJA |
Group | Dicot |
Life Cycle | Perennial |
Growth Habits | Vine |
Native Locations | LOJA |
Plant Guide
Use a soil moisture meter to monitor the soil moisture where Japanese Honeysuckle is planted.
Plant Traits
Growth Requirements
Cold Stratification Required | Yes |
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Hedge Tolerance | None |
Hedge Tolerance | None |
Frost Free Days, Minimum | 135 |
Frost Free Days, Minimum | 130 |
Fire Tolerance | High |
Fire Tolerance | High |
Fertility Requirement | Medium |
Fertility Requirement | Medium |
Drought Tolerance | Medium |
Drought Tolerance | Medium |
Cold Stratification Required | Yes |
Temperature, Minimum (°F) | -13 |
CaCO3 Tolerance | Low |
CaCO3 Tolerance | Low |
Anaerobic Tolerance | Low |
Anaerobic Tolerance | Low |
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils | Yes |
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils | Yes |
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils | Yes |
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils | Yes |
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils | Yes |
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils | No |
Moisture Use | Medium |
Temperature, Minimum (°F) | -13 |
Shade Tolerance | Tolerant |
Shade Tolerance | Tolerant |
Salinity Tolerance | Low |
Salinity Tolerance | Low |
Root Depth, Minimum (inches) | 10 |
Root Depth, Minimum (inches) | 10 |
Precipitation, Minimum | 30 |
Precipitation, Minimum | 24 |
Precipitation, Maximum | 60 |
Precipitation, Maximum | 60 |
Planting Density per Acre, Minim | 4800 |
Planting Density per Acre, Minim | 4800 |
Planting Density per Acre, Maxim | 11000 |
Planting Density per Acre, Maxim | 11000 |
pH, Minimum | 4.9 |
pH, Minimum | 4.9 |
pH, Maximum | 8.3 |
pH, Maximum | 7.8 |
Moisture Use | Medium |
Morphology/Physiology
Active Growth Period | Spring, Summer, Fall |
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Toxicity | None |
Toxicity | None |
Fire Resistant | Yes |
Foliage Texture | Coarse |
Foliage Porosity Winter | Moderate |
Foliage Porosity Winter | Moderate |
Foliage Porosity Summer | Dense |
Foliage Porosity Summer | Dense |
Foliage Color | Green |
Foliage Color | Green |
Flower Conspicuous | Yes |
Flower Conspicuous | Yes |
Flower Color | White |
Flower Color | White |
Shape and Orientation | Decumbent |
Fire Resistant | No |
Fall Conspicuous | No |
Fall Conspicuous | No |
Coppice Potential | No |
Coppice Potential | No |
C:N Ratio | Medium |
C:N Ratio | Medium |
Bloat | None |
Bloat | None |
Active Growth Period | Spring and Summer |
Shape and Orientation | Prostrate |
Fruit/Seed Color | Black |
Resprout Ability | Yes |
Resprout Ability | Yes |
Nitrogen Fixation | None |
Nitrogen Fixation | None |
Low Growing Grass | No |
Low Growing Grass | No |
Lifespan | Short |
Lifespan | Moderate |
Leaf Retention | Yes |
Leaf Retention | No |
Known Allelopath | No |
Height, Mature (feet) | 1.0 |
Known Allelopath | No |
Foliage Texture | Medium |
Fruit/Seed Color | Black |
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous | Yes |
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous | Yes |
Growth Form | Stoloniferous |
Growth Form | Stoloniferous |
Growth Rate | Rapid |
Growth Rate | Rapid |
Height, Mature (feet) | 1.0 |
Reproduction
Propagated by Cuttings | Yes |
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Propagated by Seed | No |
Propagated by Seed | Yes |
Propagated by Sod | No |
Propagated by Sod | No |
Propagated by Sprigs | Yes |
Propagated by Sprigs | Yes |
Propagated by Tubers | No |
Propagated by Tubers | No |
Seed per Pound | 70000 |
Fruit/Seed Period End | Summer |
Seed per Pound | 70000 |
Seed Spread Rate | Slow |
Seed Spread Rate | Slow |
Seedling Vigor | Low |
Seedling Vigor | Medium |
Small Grain | No |
Small Grain | No |
Vegetative Spread Rate | Rapid |
Vegetative Spread Rate | Rapid |
Propagated by Corm | No |
Propagated by Cuttings | Yes |
Bloom Period | Late Spring |
Bloom Period | Mid Spring |
Commercial Availability | Routinely Available |
Commercial Availability | Routinely Available |
Fruit/Seed Abundance | Low |
Fruit/Seed Abundance | Low |
Fruit/Seed Period Begin | Spring |
Fruit/Seed Period Begin | Summer |
Fruit/Seed Period End | Summer |
Fruit/Seed Persistence | No |
Propagated by Bare Root | Yes |
Propagated by Bare Root | Yes |
Propagated by Bulb | No |
Propagated by Bulb | No |
Propagated by Container | Yes |
Propagated by Container | Yes |
Propagated by Corm | No |
Fruit/Seed Persistence | No |
Suitability/Use
Palatable Browse Animal | Medium |
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Palatable Graze Animal | Low |
Palatable Graze Animal | Low |
Palatable Human | No |
Palatable Human | No |
Post Product | No |
Post Product | No |
Protein Potential | Low |
Protein Potential | Low |
Pulpwood Product | No |
Pulpwood Product | No |
Veneer Product | No |
Veneer Product | No |
Palatable Browse Animal | Medium |
Nursery Stock Product | Yes |
Nursery Stock Product | Yes |
Naval Store Product | No |
Naval Store Product | No |
Lumber Product | No |
Lumber Product | No |
Fodder Product | No |
Fodder Product | No |
Christmas Tree Product | No |
Christmas Tree Product | No |
Berry/Nut/Seed Product | No |
Berry/Nut/Seed Product | No |