The common name, honeysuckle , comes from the fact that children enjoy sucking nectar from the base of the flowers for a sweet treat. Often found growing on shrubs and trees, it would be a nice choice to grow on a pergola, along a fence, or other structure for summer interest. A deciduous shrub growing to 6 meter tall with hollow twigs, the leaves are opposite, oval, 4-10 centimeter long with the last pair on each twig merged to form a disk. A deciduous shrub growing to 6 metres (20 ft) tall with hollow twigs, the leaves are opposite, oval, 4–10 centimetres (–4 in) long with the last pair on each twig merged to form a disk. Lonicera ciliosa, the orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle is a honeysuckle native to forests of western north america. Lonicera ciliosa (orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle ) is a honeysuckle native to forests of western north america. Fruit a 1 cm spheroid, translucent orange-red, containing several seed. Kids also love to suck the sweet nectar from the base of a honeysuckle flower. · what is western honeysuckle? Bees and hummingbirds love western honeysuckle vines for the fragrant, trumpet-shaped blossoms that are rich in nectar. This north american native vine produces lovely, fragrant flowers. This species is also known as orange honeysuckle , northwest honeysuckle , or western trumpet. Western honeysuckle is a native climbing vine with round green leaves and fragrant, funnel-shaped, coral-orange flowers. Flowers in clusters above the disk-leaf, orange-yellow, narrow trumpet shape, 2-4 cm long.
