Twinberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
A moisture-loving shrub bearing paired yellow tubular flowers for hummingbirds, then shiny black twin berries cupped in showy maroon bracts that birds relish. Vigorous in wet ground.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 6–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, hummingbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~37 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Lonicera species
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
- Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)
- Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica)
- White Honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora)