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Lonicera hispidula
Pink honeysuckle is a native West Coast climbing shrub or vine, grown in the Lonicera genus of honeysuckles, with pink tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. It is a low-maintenance plant that suits drought-tolerant wildlife and natural gardens once established.
The perennial vine Lonicera hispidula is a species of honeysuckle known as pink honeysuckle and, less often, California honeysuckle. It is a low-elevation woodlands shrub or vine domestically grown, specifically found on the West Coast of North America.
According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, "Berries may be mildly poisonous if eaten. Sensitivity to a toxin varies with a person's age, weight, physical condition, and individual susceptibility. Children are most vulnerable because of their curiosity and small size."
Lonicera hispidula grows in riparian and woodland areas. It commonly grows in coastal riparian sections and mountains in California, but have been seen in the west near the Cascades in Washington and Oregon. The plant is commonly discovered near canyons, streams, and woodlands with an elevation ranging from 1,500 to 3,500 feet. The honeysuckle produces berries, connoting that the fruit has a flesh outer appearance with seeds contained inside. Generally, the berry has a red color when it's at peak maturity and is small with a size of 8 mm. The flowers attract hummingbirds, while other birds eat the fruits.
The stems are hollow and sturdy and were used by the Pomo people as smoking pipes. The burned woods ashes were also used for tattooing. It is cultivated by specialty native plant plant nurseries as an ornamental plant for drought-tolerant wildlife gardens and natural landscaping in California. The plant is seemingly pest and disease free and is labeled as a low maintenance plant that can thrive with minimal care which is optimal for a wildlife garden. The pink honeysuckle has shown scenarios proving that the plant is a host for the "sudden oak death" pathogen, causing a deadly canker disease for various oak trees originated in California and Oregon.
Fragrant Grove Honeysuckle · Sweetberry honeysuckle · Etruscan honeysuckle · Honeysuckle · Lonicera hildebrandiana · Japanese honeysuckle · Amur honeysuckle · Morrow's honeysuckle · Box honeysuckle · European honeysuckle · Lonicera × purpusii · Trumpet honeysuckle
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
