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Caprifoliaceae
Italian Woodbine
Lonicera caprifolium
Devoted love and bonds of affection.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Lonicera
- Native to
- Southern Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- deciduous vine
- Height
- 300-600 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'caprifolium' means 'goat leaf' because goats were observed eagerly browsing the foliage.
- The flowers change color from white to yellow as they age, so the plant displays multiple colors simultaneously.
- The intensely sweet fragrance becomes strongest in the evening to attract hawkmoth pollinators.
- Shakespeare referenced honeysuckle in A Midsummer Night's Dream as a symbol of intertwining lovers.
- The flowers produce abundant nectar at the base of their long tubes, accessible mainly to long-tongued insects.
Color meanings
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devoted love
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fidelity
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sweetness