Black twinberry - Lonicera involucrata
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Mature height: 5–10’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Member of the honeysuckle family. Pairs of tubular yellow flowers (Apr-Aug) that turn to black berries with a red, fleshy bract (great for birds, not safe for humans)
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: great for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies! Birds eat the berries as well. Caterpillar host plant
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Mature height: 5–10’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Member of the honeysuckle family. Pairs of tubular yellow flowers (Apr-Aug) that turn to black berries with a red, fleshy bract (great for birds, not safe for humans)
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: great for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies! Birds eat the berries as well. Caterpillar host plant
Plant type: deciduous shrub
Mature height: 5–10’
Growth rate: fast
Features: Member of the honeysuckle family. Pairs of tubular yellow flowers (Apr-Aug) that turn to black berries with a red, fleshy bract (great for birds, not safe for humans)
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefit: great for hummingbirds, bees and butterflies! Birds eat the berries as well. Caterpillar host plant