| Scientific Name: | Lonicera japonica |
| Common Name: | Japanese honeysuckle |
| Family Name: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Invasive plant, Semi-evergreen, Vine - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 7 - 10m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Fastigiate |
| Form: | Climbing, Irregular |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Arbors or trellis, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Fragrance, Ground cover, Screening, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Alkaline, Rocky or gravelly or dry |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Opposite, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers paired, White, Yellow, Pink, Red, Dark-red, May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Blue, Black, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves opposite, most ovate, 4-8cm long x 2-4cm wide, margin usually entire (juvenile leaves may be lobed), dark green; flowers are yellow and have a sweet scent; berries ~7mm wide, blue-black. Winter ID: rhizomes, runners, twining stems, exfoliating bark. | |