A tall, spreading and bushy shrub valued for its very showy red flowers in spring followed by bright red berries. It can grow quite leggy and should be underplanted with lower-growing shrubs.

Arnold Red Honeysuckle is bathed in stunning cherry red flowers with yellow anthers along the branches in late spring. It features an abundance of magnificent red berries from mid to late summer. It has green deciduous foliage. The oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour.

Arnold Red Honeysuckle is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.