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Coral Honeysuckle
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Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Coral honeysuckle offers valuable early-spring nectar to honeybees during peak bloom in April-May, helping fill foraging gaps before major flows; its tubular flowers are accessible to bees unlike longer-tubed invasives. It provides moderate pollen but is not a major surplus producer. Non-invasive native vine that requires trellis support and thrives without heavy management, though aphids may occasionally affect blooms.

Nectarmedium
Pollenmedium
BloomMarch–June
Zones4-9
TypePerennial
Sunfull
NativeEastern North America
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