Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. - Honeysuckle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Twinberry Honeysuckle: Amblyptilia pica, Euceratia securella, Euphydryas editha, Euphydryas gillettii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.