RECOGNISING honeysuckles can be difficult because there are two types – vining honeysuckles and bush honeysuckles, some evergreen and some deciduous – and, superficially, they all look very different.
But what this prolific summer-flowering vine and this bushy winter-flowering shrub have in common is the structure of their flowers. They are trumpet-shaped, but split into five with four upper segments and one lower one. The flowers vary in size from ½in (12mm) to 2in (5cm), often changing from white to yellow as they mature, many have a wonderful fragrance and the flowers are often followed by black, blue or red berries.
