Variegated Honeysuckle Vine Lonicera japonica ‘Mint Crisp’ – Fragrant Climbing Vine with Cream & Green Foliage

Variegated Honeysuckle Vine ‘Mint Crisp’ Overview

The Variegated Japanese Honeysuckle ‘Mint Crisp’ (Lonicera japonica ‘Mint Crisp’) is a distinctive climbing vine known for its attractive mint-green leaves edged with creamy white. This semi-evergreen vine adds both visual appeal and fragrance to gardens, making it ideal for fences, trellises, pergolas, or arbors. It produces clusters of white flowers that turn soft yellow, emitting a sweet scent that attracts bees and butterflies.

Key Features

• Variegated foliage with mint-green and creamy white edges
• Fragrant white to yellow flowers blooming late spring through summer
• Fast-growing and vigorous climber
• Attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies
• Suitable for container growing with support

Growing Information

• Plant Type: Deciduous to semi-evergreen flowering vine
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining and adaptable
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Length: 10–20 feet with support
• Growth Rate: Fast-growing
• USDA Zones: 4–9

Care Tips

Provide a trellis or other support for climbing. Regular pruning after flowering helps control growth, encourages new shoots, and maintains a neat appearance. This vine is hardy and easy to grow, making it a practical choice for adding fragrance and color to outdoor spaces.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.