How Do You ID A Honeysuckle Plant?
Honeysuckle plants, or Lonicera, grow as shrubs and vines with sweet, fragrant blooms. Honeysuckle vines are hardy and sometimes invasive. Many varieties of honeysuckle exist, including Japanese, American, Morrow and White. These plants are hardy and can take over an area; usually you will see them covering fences, posts, and other structures. Through careful observation, you can identify these plants. Look at the vine. Honeysuckle stems range from brown to green. Some stems will have areas of bark. When you cut across the vine with a knife, the vine is hollow. Examine the leaves. Honeysuckle vines produce pairs of oval, semi-evergreen leaves, opposite one another. Leaf size varies upon the species, ranging from 1 to 3 inches long, and they are slightly hairy underneath. Check the blooms. In spring, honeysuckle blooms are very fragrant and grow in pairs on the vine. The flowers are generally bell-shaped but can have distinguishing characteristics depending upon species. American honeys
