Honeysuckle Vine

Facts about honeysuckle plant, Scientific name for honeysuckle Bush is Lonicera mackii". Sweet Honeysuckle is commonly known as Lonicera Periclymenum, its a traditional garden shrub that has a pleasant, sweet smell and the ability to twine around other plants. This climbing ability is a desirable quality in a garden, as the Honeysuckle vine (plant) are often used to cover unsightly walls and outerbuildings. The decorative Honeysuckle vine can be seen winding around trellises and ascending decorative arches. Climbing roses go nicely with honeysuckle, entwining and complimenting each other beautifully.

The Honeysuckle vines have almost trumpet shaped individual flowers. The unique flowers open white, but quickly change to a red-flushed color for most of the summer. Small oval-shaped leaves ranging in color from dark green to blue-green are characteristic of the Honeysuckle vine-plant. The species belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family, which is made up of at least 65 plants. The Honeysuckle vine-plant are either deciduous, meaning they lose their leaves at the end of the growing season, or evergreen, meaning they keep their leaves year round. Honeysuckle vine-plant can grow to heights of 23 feet (7 meters) or more, grows wild in woodland areas, hedgerows, scrubs and shady places. The aromatic Honeysuckle plant is native to the northern hemisphere and has a tendency to invade the landscape if not kept under control. While people, especially children like to suck the base of the flower, extracting the sweet nectar, the berries are toxic to humans and must not be eaten.


The Honeysuckle plant smell is attractive to many different species, thus making honeysuckle useful in many ways. Cats are particularly drawn to the sweet smell, and their toys are often filled with it. Health, beauty products, and soaps are made from Honeysuckle plant, and has even been used as a powerful herbal medicine, treating gout, kidney stones and liver problems. Also beneficial to nature and the environment, Honeysuckle vine-plant is an excellent source of nectar and pollen for all kinds of insects. The self-fertile Honeysuckle vine-plant is pollinated by bees and provides shade, shelter and nesting spots for birds and small animals.