Thunderbolt® Box Honeysuckle 1 Live Plant – 3 Gallon Pot – Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow'

Thunderbolt® Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow') is an ornamental evergreen shrub valued for its vivid golden-yellow foliage, fine texture, and dense branching habit. Unlike climbing honeysuckles, box honeysuckle grows as a bushy landscape shrub with small leaves that create a neat, boxwood-like appearance.

Its colorful foliage provides contrast against darker evergreens and green-leaved shrubs. Thunderbolt Box Honeysuckle develops a dense, spreading to mounded growth habit and responds well to shaping, making it useful for low hedges, foundation plantings, mixed borders, and ornamental landscape accents. Small, pale flowers may appear seasonally, although the foliage is its primary ornamental feature.

Thunderbolt Box Honeysuckle grows best in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, well-drained soil with moderate moisture. Brighter light generally supports stronger golden foliage coloration, while some afternoon shade can be beneficial in hotter climates. It is generally evergreen in milder climates, although foliage retention may vary in colder locations.

You will receive one live Thunderbolt Box Honeysuckle plant in a 3 gallon nursery pot.

Shipping height is not specified. Actual plant size, branching, foliage density, and appearance may vary according to nursery growth and seasonal conditions.

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.

• Common Name: Thunderbolt Box Honeysuckle

• Scientific Name: Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow'

• Trade Name: Thunderbolt®

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Type: Ornamental Evergreen Shrub

• Growth Habit: Dense, bushy, spreading to mounded

• Foliage Color: Golden yellow to yellow green

• Foliage Texture: Fine, small-leaved, boxwood-like

• Foliage Type: Evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on climate

• Flower Color: Small, pale cream to white

• Ornamental Feature: Bright golden foliage and dense branching

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 6–9

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Preference: Fertile, well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate

• Landscape Uses: Low hedges, foundation plantings, shrub borders, ornamental groupings, and containers

• Container Suitability: Yes, with adequate drainage and root space

• Seasonal Condition: Foliage retention and coloration may vary by climate and season

One live Thunderbolt Box Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow'), nursery growing medium, 3 gallon nursery container.