What is Japanese Honeysuckle?
Japanese honeysuckle is a woody vine that is evergreen in warmer parts of the United States but loses its leaves where winter is very cold. In spring and early summer, the plant’s tubular white and yellow flowers bloom with a strong, rich, sweet fragrance that is especially powerful in the evening and is attractive to bees and hummingbirds. The plant bears small, dark berries. Japanese honeysuckle spreads underground by rhizomes and by seeds carried by the wind or by birds. Once established, the vine grows very quickly and can engulf native plants and tress, blocking the sun and strangling stems and trunks, effectively taking over entire areas. History of Japanese Honeysuckle in the U.S. A native of Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan, Japanese honeysuckle was introduced in the U.S. as an ornamental plant in the early 1800s. Initially valued for its fast growth rate and appealing flowers, the vine quickly escaped from gardens and into the wild. Japanese honeysuckle is classified as a noxiou
