A.k.a. grape honeysuckle*. A native honeysuckle vine with distinctive rounded leaves, showy, tubular yellow flowers and red berries. A manageably sized vine with sparse branches that can be trained to a trellis. Attracts hummingbirds and hummingbird moths, and hosts two species of hummingbird moth!

Pollination: 2+ individuals needed.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam, Rocky Loam

Height: Up to 15’

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: May-Jun

Fruit: Clusters of berries mature to red in summer.

Fall Color: -

Root Type: Likely Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract bees, flies, hummingbird clearwing moths, and hummingbirds. Hosts moths such as the snowberry clearwing, hummingbird clearwing, honeysuckle moth, and some smaller insects. Berries are eaten by songbirds such as cedar waxwings, catbirds, thrashers, and thrushes. Twisted vines provide valuable nesting habitat. Commonly browsed by deer.

*Lonicera prolifera is a common scientific synonym.