American Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera canadensis W. Bartram ex Marshall

Honeysuckle family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Euphydryas phaeton

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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