Honeysuckles
are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae,
native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about
180 species of honeysuckle, 100 of which occur
in China;
Europe and North America have only about 20 native
species each. Widely known species include Lonicera
periclymenum (European Honeysuckle or Woodbine), Lonicera
japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle, White Honeysuckle,
or Chinese Honeysuckle) and Lonicera sempervirens (Coral
Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, or Woodbine Honeysuckle). The
leaves are opposite, simple oval, 1–10
cm long; most are deciduous but there are some
evergreen varieties such as Lonicera henryi and
L. acuminata . Many of the species have
scented, bell-shaped flowers that produce a sweet,
edible nectar. The fruit is a red, blue or black berry containing several seeds.
The name Lonicera stems from Adam
Lonicer, a Renaissance botanist.
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Lonicera
acuminata Wallich |
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Lonicera alseuosmoides
Graebner |
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Lonicera brownii 'Fuchsioides' |
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Lonicera
caprifolium L. - Italian Woodbine (RHS Award of Garden
Merit)  |
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Lonicera
caprifolium 'Cornish
Cream' |
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Lonicera etrusca Santi
- Etruscan Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera fragrantissima
- Winter Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera giraldii
Rehder |
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Lonicera heckrottii |
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Lonicera
henryi Hemsley |
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Lonicera
japonica 'Aureoreticulata' - Yellow Net Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera
japonica var repens (Lonicera flexuosa) (RHS
Award of Garden Merit) |
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Lonicera japonica
'Hall's Prolific' |
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Lonicera japonica
'Halliana' (RHS Award of Garden
Merit) |
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Lonicera
japonica 'Darts World' |
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Lonicera japonica
'Horwood Gem' |
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Lonicera japonica
'Mint Crisp' |
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Lonicera japonica 'Purpurea' |
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Lonicera 'Mandarin' |
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Lonicera
periclymenum 'Belgica' - Early Dutch Honeysuckle (RHS
Award of Garden Merit) |
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Lonicera
periclymenum 'Graham Thomas' (RHS
Award of Garden Merit) |
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Lonicera periclymenum 'Munster' |
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Lonicera
periclymenum 'Serotina' - Late Dutch Honeysuckle
(RHS Award of Garden Merit) |
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Lonicera periclymenum
'Serotina Florida' |
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Lonicera periclymenum
'Sweet Sue' |
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Lonicera 'Sandra' |
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Lonicera sempervirens
f. sulphurea Jacq. |
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Lonicera
similis Hemsl. var. delavayi (Franch.)
Rehder (RHS
Award of Garden Merit) |
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Lonicera × americana
(Miller) K. Koch (RHS Award of Garden
Merit) |
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Lonicera × brownii
'Dropmore Scarlet' |
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Lonicera × heckrottii
'Goldflame' |
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Lonicera × italica
'Sherlite' Harlequin |
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Lonicera × tellmanniana |
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Lonicera x
tellmaniana 'Joan Sayers' |
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Leycesteria
formosa - Himalayan Honeysuckle |
