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Lonicera hispidula

Identification

Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle.
This photo appears as three intersecting flowering stems of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, in the mixed evergreen forest of the central coast ranges of California. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula is a pink flowered honeysuckle.
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, has fragrant, muted pastel pink flowers and crawls up on other plants. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula
Here is a lucky photo of the leaves, flowers, and buds of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, in the Santa Margarita, California, garden. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula, California honeysuckle
This beautiful vignette is very hard to duplicate in a garden, of a textured groundcover of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, mixed with Rubus ursinus, beneath a spreading Quercus agrifolia. - grid24_3
In a shady area under a Coast Live Oak with, Poison Oak, and ferns, Lonicera hispidula
Here is an older photo of the flowers of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, with the bright yellow contrasting stamens. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle flower
Here is another photo of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, in the California mixed evergreen forest, but with its clusters of red fruits. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, growing under Monterey pines near Monterey.
The clustered fruits of Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, are transluscent red, but taste very sour and bitter. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle, with red berries in the fall.
Lonicera hispidula, Chaparral Honeysuckle, is native in coastal California, seen here ten feet up in a bush. - grid24_3
Lonicera hispidula, Chaparral Honeysuckle, ten feet up in a bush

Description

A climbing deciduous shrub with large pink flowers. Native throughout much of California and up into Washington. California honeysuckle can handle full sun to shade. It's drought tolerant. Use as a bank filler or groundcover. It has an edible berry but bitter. It seems to be deer proof. Hummingbird flower. It is hardy to about -10 to -15 degrees F. Its red berries are relished by the birds. Flowers yellowish at base, pinkish, in upper portion, grows in oak woodland, good in clay soil, with Symphoricarpos mollis, Salvia spathacea, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Quercus agrifolia (dominant), Honeysuckles? Click here for more.

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Available at our Santa Margarita store.

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Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
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Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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Characteristics

Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle tolerates clay and seasonal flooding.
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle is great for a bird garden.
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle's foliage type is deciduous.
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle's flower color is pink.
Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle's fruit is edible.

Communities

Communities for Lonicera hispidula California Honeysuckle:Coastal Sage Scrub, Douglas Fir Forest, Mixed-evergreen Forest, Redwood Forest and Southern Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Lonicera hispidula

ph: 5.00 to 7.00
usda: 6 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 6.00
width[m]: 0.10 to 0.30
rainfall[cm]: 74.00 to 459.00

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