Vines are an important addition to the home garden. Easily overlooked, they tie together various elements by creating vertical accents and spots of color. Blanche Sandman Trumpet Honeysuckle boasts showy trumpet-shaped flowers in particularly brilliant orange-red that are irresistible to hummingbirds even though any fragrance is elusive to the human nose. The blooms appear in whorls at the tips of stems May through June but can continue sporadically through the summer months. For the best bloom, plant this vine in full sun on a trellis, arbor, or fence.
Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil; widely adaptable
Size: 10'-20' tall, 3'-6' wide
Zone: 4 - 9
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract Ruby-throated Hummingbirds; larval host for Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Photo: David Korbonits