Lonicera hispidula-Pink honeysuckle

Description One of only a handful of native vines in the Klamath-Siskiyou, pink honeysuckle is very attractive when grown ornamentally on a trellis or fence in the garden settling. Pink honeysuckle can climb, scramble or sprawl. It will vine up into trees or sprawl along the forest or woodland floor as a groundcover. When trained to climb, the showy, large, pink honeysuckle flowers stand out and are easier for the many pollinators that love honeysuckles to forage or nectar on. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and moths use honeysuckle flowers, and in the fall, when the flowers turn into bright red berries, the birds move in to munch on the berries. An important wildlife species, pink honeysuckle deserves more recognition as an adaptable and easy-to-grow native vine that is drought tolerant and deer resistant. Blooms May-June, depending on elevation. Pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) seed packets contain approximately 55 seeds per packet. Seed Germination Instructions 60-90 days of cold-moist stratification is recommended. Sow seeds outside in fall and let nature do the stratification naturally outside, if you have cold enough winters. If you live in an area with mild winters, you may need to provide the cold-moist stratification artificially. For more information please read through the information in our Seed Germination and Propagation Reference Guide.