Common name: Hall’s honeysuckle

Size, form, texture: evergreen vine, climber or ground cover, height 15-30 ft, spread 3-6 ft

Hardiness, origin, native ecology: Z 4-9, robust and competitive, successful in Vancouver, well drained soil in full sun to part shade, dry to medium water use, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

Bud, foliage, flower and fruit characteristics: flowers on tips so will flower even if pruned, nice sweet scent, slender tubular white flower which turn yellow as they age, very attractive contrast of old and young flowers, attractive green foliage.

Cultural and maintenance requirements and appropriate uses in the landscape: low maintenance, vigorous (invasive in places), good fence cover, or can be used as ground cover when not supported, can be used for erosion control on banks or slopes, best to separate from other trees or shrubs as it can suffocate them, but effective for screen and covering wall or fence.