Lonicera japonica 
Ja vine. Usually it's seen as a vine, growing up tree trunks or covering another shrub. Japanese Honeysuckle can be a shrub or a vine. Usually it's seen as a vine, growing up tree trunks or covering another shrub. Japanese Honeysuckle has three-inch leaves which are green and oval-shaped. They are opposite, which means two leaves grow as a pair from the same spot on the stem, but on opposite sides. The twigs of this plant are sometimes hairy. Japanese Honeysuckle is best known for its sweet-smelling flowers. They are white at first, turning yellow as they get older. Flowers are also in pairs, and each flower can reach one and a half inches long. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, bees, and other insects visit the flowers for nectar. They also help pollinate the plant, taking pollen from one flower to another. The dried leaves and flowers are employed in traditional Chinese medicine, being used to treat fever, headache, cough, thirst and sore throat.
Source: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/japanese_honeysuckle.htm |
