60%

50+ Twin-berry Honeysuckle Seeds (L involucrata) Medicinal Red Flower Vine Shrub

Share On:

Original price was: $3.96.Current price is: $2.37.

Meta:
Indoor/Outdoor : Outdoor
Season of Interest : Fall, Spring, Summer
Features : Deciduous, Edible, Flowering
Brand : Fresh
Climate : Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Semiarid, Tropical Wet, Tropical Wet & Dry
Common Name : Honeysuckle
Life Cycle : Perennial
Watering : Medium
Genus : Lonicera
Cultivating Difficulty : Moderate
Type : Vine Seeds
Sunlight : Full Shade, Full Sun, Low Sun, Medium Sun
Color : Black, Gold, Multicolor, Red, Yellow

50+ Twin-berry Honeysuckle Seeds (L. involucrata) Medicinal Red Flower Vine Shrub, USA Seller Other Names: Bracted Honeysuckle, Black Twinberry, Californian Honeysuckle Grow Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (Photo credits: Closeup of 2 red flowers/berries photo & Closeup of 2 flowers (yellow/red) photo courtesy of Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, Closeup of 3 flowers/berries photo courtesy of ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii photo courtesy of Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ) Perennial bracted honeysuckle is a highly useful and ornamental honeysuckle species. It “dresses to impress” for the differing seasons and offers both beauty and function. Features: green stems, green leaves, red and yellow flowers the majority of the year… then in autumn/winter months the leaves drop and the stems turn a deep red color. The flowers are all-red and black edible berries form (when berries form the yellow color fades). This Californian native species grows to 6-10 ft. height and makes for a great windbreak or hedge ! The fruits are edible but bitter tasting. The bark and twigs have medicinal properties and poultices made from the twigs and bark can be used externally to assist with pain-related ails. How to Care for Twinberry Honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata can be grown in both full sun and full shade. Prune in late winter or early spring (up to 1/3 rd of the plant can be pruned). Sweet nectar from the flowers attracts hummingbirds. Fertilize sparingly (once yearly in spring). Germination Procedure: Soak seeds in a glass of water for 24 hours. Next, cold stratify seeds for 3-4 months in the freezer before sowing in order to simulate winter and thus break seed dormancy. Alternatively, the soaked seeds can be s own in fall for spring sprouts.