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Lonicera periclymenum
Lonicera periclymenum, known as Common Honeysuckle, European Honeysuckle or Woodbine is a deciduous climber that grows up to 10 m high. It is native to much of Europe, growing as far north as southern Norway and Sweden; in Britain it is one of two native honeysuckles, the other being Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum). It is often found in woodland or in hedgerows or scrubland. The flowers are creamy white or yellowish, trumpet shaped and very sweet smelling (especially during the night). It is commonly grown as a garden plant and numerous varieties have been developed for this purpose. The plant is usually pollinated by moths or long-tongued bees and develops bright red berries.
Wild pink honeysuckle...
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
4 Comments
Janet, thanks for that URL. I was going to ask you if you had looked at my photos of the flowers from Spain, as you seem to know the names of a lot of the wildflower's names! Still a lot not identified. Now I can check through this list for the ones from Ireland, Thank you so much for all your input...
This is the site I used if you want to look up the ones not identified yet.
http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/
thanks Janet. I knew this one, but wondered if this was a different variety as it was a pinkish colour, and the ones I knew were yellow.
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum