Light. Blooms best in full sun but grows in partial shade.
Water. Water regularly until established; after that it is drought tolerant. It handles short dry spells and occasional flooding.
Soil and feeding. Grows in most soils and prefers slightly acidic ones. It does poorly in very dry, sandy soil.
Size. Climbs 8 ft or more on a trellis or fence; single stems reach 12–15 ft.
Pruning. Trim plants on a trellis once a year and train the stems where you want them. Without support it works as a groundcover, but it blooms less.
Problems to watch. Few pests bother it. It has little or no tolerance of salt spray, so keep it away from the beachfront.
Good to know. A Florida native vine. Hummingbirds and butterflies visit the flowers, it hosts spring azure and snowberry clearwing caterpillars, and songbirds eat the red berries.
Sources: UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Coral Honeysuckle · Florida Native Plant Society Plant Database: Lonicera sempervirens
