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.
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
