General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 3-10 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: The berries are mildly toxic
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Other: Hummingbirds
Wasps
Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Limber Honeysuckle
  • Red Honeysuckle
  • Twining Honeysuckle
  • Glaucous Honeysuckle
  • Mountain Honeysuckle

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Location: Northern MN
Date: 2022-06-09
KODAK Digital Still Camera
Location: Northern MN
Date: 2022-06-09
KODAK Digital Still Camera
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Date: 2017-04-26
Location: IL
Date: 2017-06-23
Location: IL
Date: 2017-07-02
Location:  Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-05
Location:  Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-05

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