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Madreselva japonesa

Madreselva japonesa

Lonicera japonica
Una enredadera leñosa trepadora, voluble y semiperenne, cultivada históricamente por sus flores dulcemente perfumadas que abren blancas y se tornan amarillas, perfumando las tardes cálidas, seguidas de pequeños frutos negros. La trampa honesta, y es seria: Lonicera japonica es una de las enredaderas invasoras más agresivas en gran parte del este y centro de los Estados Unidos. Asfixia arbustos, árboles jóvenes y capas nativas del suelo bajo un manto denso, estrangula tallos al enroscarse, y figura como maleza nociva o invasora en muchos estados. NO la plantes donde pueda escapar a terreno silvestre o no gestionado. Para la misma fragancia y un valor faunístico mucho mayor sin el costo ecológico, planta en su lugar la madreselva de coral nativa (Lonicera sempervirens).
Climate fit: moderate (44/100)
Structure

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Madreselva japonesa (Lonicera japonica). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/lonicera-japonica
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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