A close-up of red honeysuckle blooms (Lonicera sempervirens) with protruding yellow stamens

Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle)


Native to the central and eastern United States, Lonicera sempervirens, or coral honeysuckle, is a woody twining vine that remains evergreen in warm climates. Its non-fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers are scarlet to orange-red outside and yellowish within. The uppermost pair of leaves joins around the stem, forming a disk beneath the flower clusters. Ruby-throated hummingbirds feed on its nectar, and the plant is a larval host for spring azure butterflies and snowberry clearwing moths. Small red berries follow the flowers. Photographed in Bogotá, Colombia.

A cluster of red Lonicera sempervirens flowers
A cluster of red Lonicera sempervirens flowers with yellow throats and stamens
Red tubular Lonicera sempervirens flowers with yellow stamens and green leaves
Lonicera sempervirens red tubular flowers with yellow throats and projecting stamens beside green leaves
Lonicera sempervirens hanging red flowers with orange-yellow throats against dark foliage
Lonicera sempervirens red flower cluster with yellow throats and stamens above green leaves
A cluster of red Lonicera sempervirens flowers with yellow throats, stigmas and stamens
A cluster of red Lonicera sempervirens flowers with yellow stamens
A vibrant cluster of red tubular honeysuckle flowers (Lonicera sempervirens) with yellow throats, set against a clear blue sky and oval green leaves

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