Lonicera ciliosa
Common name:
Western Trumpet Honeysuckle
Orange Honeysuckle
Climbing Honeysuckle
Pronunciation:
lon-ISS-er-a sil-ee-OH-suh
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
Yes
- Twining vine to 10-30 ft (3-9 m) high, twigs hollow. Leaves opposite, simple, elliptic or ovate, 5-10 cm long, apex mucronate (generally a small, sharp pont at the tip), tapering abruptly to the petiole, margin ciliate (fringed with hairs), green above, bluish-green below, petiole 6 mm long. Blooms in late spring; flowers in terminal clusters, often with 1-2 lateral clusters, the pair of leaves below the inflorescence are united (forming a single leaf) and the next pair united at the base, not fragrant, petals (corolla) 1.5-4 cm long, orange-red, narrowly-trumpet shaped, slightly 2-lipped, stamens about as long or longer than petals, style pubescent; pollinated by the rufous hummingbird. Fruit orange-red, translucent, to 1 cm, many seeded.
- Sun to partial shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Native range from British Columbia south to California, and east to Montana and Utah.
- ciliosa: hairy.
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plant habit, in woods
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flowering shoot
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flowers and leaves
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leaf margin
