Major Wheeler Red Trumpet Honeysuckle – 1 Gallon Pot (On Stake)

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Hands down the BEST red flowering honeysuckle vine we’ve ever grown in our gardens, and the hummingbirds that flock to it will agree, ‘Major Wheeler’ Trumpet Honeysuckle is a “MAJOR” improvement of the species. Why? Because, unlike other red honeysuckles, the deep blue-green leaves of Major Wheeler are absolutely mildew-free and the vine blooms year round in our Georgia gardens. Even during the rainiest and most humid summers you’ll see no mildew on the leaves and there’s never a month during the year the vine doesn’t have flowers on it!

But the great attributes don’t stop there… 

In late winter or very early spring, profuse dangling clusters of radiant-red trumpet-shaped flowers appear and continue in cycles all the way through fall and into winter in most zones where it will grow – USDA Zones 4a-9b. The flowers were perfectly designed by mother nature for hummingbirds to feed on, and they find them irresistible. Here in our north-central Georgia gardens, our Major Wheeler Honeysuckle seems to always be in bloom…at least 10 months out of the year but usually throughout the entire year.

Growing 10 feet or more tall or long and 2 to 3 feet wide, Major Wheeler is an absolute must and the BEST honeysuckle for hummingbird gardens! It is ideal for use to climb along the top of fences, on a trellis, on a pole, post or mailbox, over an arch, arbor or pergola, or any other structure that will provide something for the vines to twine around.

Major Wheeler Honeysuckle is easily grown in average, moist but well-drained soils and full sun to light shade. The vine produces more flowers and is more vigorous in full sun, where it completely covered an 8 foot tall wooden arch in our gardens in just two years. We recommend at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It is quite drought tolerant when established and hardy in USDA Zones 4a-9b  Find Your Zone