Species: Lonicera tatarica

(lon-iss'er-ah tah-tare'i-kah)

Lonicera tatarica

Tatarian Honeysuckle

Found on Course Walks

Native and Invasive Plants

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

This species is seriously invasive almost anywhere in the United States, therefore it generally should not be planted. That said some cultivars do exist.

'Alba', 'Arnold Red', 'Freedom', 'Lutea', 'Nana', 'Rosea'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub > 8 feet

Height: 10' - 12' (spread 10' - 12')

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: upright oval to rounded shrub

Ornamental Other: seeds profusely invasive

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shade, Shade

Hardy To Zone: 3b

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Environmental Other: leafs out very early in spring; white to pink flowers in May; red fruit appears in July

Moisture Tolerance: Occasionally saturated or very wet soil; Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

Russian aphid damage is pervasive

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

Native to Central Asia, INVASIVE in US

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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