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Major Wheeler Honeysuckle: Compact Red Bloomer for Hummingbirds

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

This remarkably versatile vine will climb your highest trellis or create a carpet of red splendor on the garden floor. Wherever planted, 'Major Wheeler's' showy blooms are a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies.

Quick Reference

Height: 4–8 ft.
Spread: 12 ft.
Growth Habit: Climbs
Growth Pace: Moderate
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture: Medium
Bloom Time: Summer
Flower Color: Red
Uses: Trellis, Groundcover
Type: Vines

Other: Caring for Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle) for Hummingbirds; Masterwort (Astrantia major): Continuous Ivory-Pink Flowers for Shade; Diervilla lonicera (Northern Bush Honeysuckle): Native Shrub for Slopes; Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens): Powder Blue Foliage for Architecture; Iberis sempervirens: Evergreen Candytuft for Sunny Borders; Japanese Honeysuckle: Fragrant but Aggressive Vine; Coral Honeysuckle: Native Vine for Hummingbirds; Honey Bush: Dramatic Foliage and Oddly Scented Crimson Flowers; Cupressus sempervirens 'Tiny Tower': Compact Italian Cypress for Evergreen Screens; Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens): A Well-Behaved Native Vine for Hummingbirds

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