Clusters of deep orange 2" tubular flowers with yellow throats are held above the rich blue-green foliage of this selection of the tame native Coral Honeysuckle. This easily grown evergreen vine is an excellent choice for hummingbirds and butterflies that may produce flowers basically year round with peak flowering in early to mid spring as the Hummingbirds arrive. The flowers are followed by showy translucent orange to red 3/8" berries.
'John Clayton' , named for the colonial botanist and was selected by the Virginia Native Plant Society and was found growing on the grounds of the 17th century Abington church in Gloucester, VA. The native Coral Honeysuckle is not an aggressive vine, unlike the white and yellow flowered invasive Japanese Honeysuckle. This is an excellent twining vine for a fences, trellises, or latticework .
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