Common Honeysuckle

Also known as Woodbine, European Honeysuckle

Common honeysuckle clambers through deciduous woodlands and hedgerows, twisting clockwise around tree trunks and branches to reach sunny canopy edges. Clusters of tubular, cream-to-pinkish flowers release a rich, sweet scent in the dusk hours that attracts long-tongued hawk-moths from considerable distances. By late summer, fertilized blooms give way to clusters of glossy red berries that provide valuable autumn nourishment for thrushes and warblers.