American Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera canadensis W. Bartram ex Marshall - Honeysuckle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on American Fly Honeysuckle: 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.