South Coast Rec - Irvine, CA | Sunset Zone 22 ; USDA Zone 10a
Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Goldflame’ in June 2025 showing bare branches and dead foliage behind the new growth. Photo: N Lo
University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | Sunset Zone 12 ; USDA Zone 9b
Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Goldflame’ in June 2025 receiving medium irrigation.
Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Goldflame’ in May 2025 receiving medium irrigation.
UC Davis - Davis, CA | Sunset Zone 14 ; USDA Zone 9a
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' in May 2025. Photo: JA Sisneroz
Lonicera × heckrotti 'Goldflame' in the process of dropping older leaves at UC Davis in February 2026. Photo: JA Sisneroz
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' in June 2025. Photo: JA Sisneroz
Lonicera Goldflame new foliage loaded with flower buds (right) in Spring 2026. Photo: JA Sisneroz
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' in July 2025. Photo: JA Sisneroz
Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' in August 2025. Photo: JA Sisneroz
University of Utah - Logan, UT | Sunset Zone 2b ; USDA Zone 6a
Lonciera ‘goldflame’ at USU in August 2025 showing dense canopy growth and abundant flowering on a vertical trellis.
Lonciera ‘goldflame’ at USU in September 2025 showing dense canopy growth and abundant flowering on a vertical trellis.
Lonciera ‘goldflame’ at USU in July 2026 showing dense canopy growth and abundant flowering on a vertical trellis.
University of Washington - Seattle, WA | Sunset Zone 5 ; USDA Zone 8b
Lonicera ‘Goldflame’ on the low irrigation treatment at UW in August 2024. Plants generally displayed in higher foliage quality in the first year of the trial than the second. Photo: A Keyser-Gibson
Lonicera ‘Goldflame’ at peak bloom in June 2025. Photo: A Keyser-Gibson
Lonicera ‘Goldflame’ on the low irrigation treatment at UW in September 2025. An example of a more vigorous but still sparse individual. Photo: A Keyser-Gibson
Lonicera ‘Goldflame’ on the medium irrigation treatment at UW in September 2025, demonstrating how sparse the foliage on this taxon can be in full sun in our climate. Photo: A Keyser-Gibson