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Submit a photoTwining Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica
Alberta's only native vine-forming honeysuckle — twines counter-clockwise up shrubs and small trees in moist woods. Distinctive leaves on flowering stems fuse around the stem to form a disc (perfoliate) beneath the cluster of yellow-orange tubular flowers. Red berries ripen in late summer. Not to be confused with the invasive garden honeysuckles.
Quick Facts
Distribution
Parkland, Boreal, Zone 2
Light
Part shade
Bloom Time
June–July
Soil
Moist, rich, well-drained
Water
Moderate
Use Caution— Berries mildly toxic if consumed in quantity
Growing & Cultivation
Propagation
Softwood cuttings in early summer. Layering of nodes touching soil is easy. Seed requires warm then cold stratification.
