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Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Photo by KenCheeks
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Description:

High-climbing, twining vine, 3-20 ft. long, with smooth, glossy, paired, semi-evergreen leaves and 2-4 flowered clusters of red, tubular blooms followed by bright-red berries. Leaves ovate to oblong with smooth, rolled down margins and a blunt or short pointed tip those immediately below the flowers fused at the base. This vine has showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, red outside, yellow inside, in several whorled clusters at the ends of the stems. Papery, exfoliating bark is orange-brown in color. Fruit a red berry.

Habitat:

Native to the United States, it is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, for its attractive flowers, and also as one of the best plants to attract hummingbirds. Various soils, but rich preferred. Both lime and acidic OK. This one was photographed at Bald Rock Heritage Preserve in Greenville County, SC

Notes:

It's also called Trumpet Honeysuckle and Trumpet Vine.

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