Chaparral Honeysuckle

A sprawling, deciduous vining shrub with bright yellow honeysuckle flowers, reddish stems, and silvery green foliage. Grows 5 ft tall and 3 ft wide, arching over neighboring shrubs. Native to OR, AZ, and central and northern California woodlands and chaparral. Often found growing on banks, slopes, and dry ridges.

Produces berries that turn a bright translucent red, providing a lovely pop of color in fall. Fruit is edible, but bitter. Birds enjoy the berries, hummingbirds the flowers, and foliage is a favorite of several leafcutter and miner bees. A great option for growing on a sunny fence or trellis in the summer-dry garden.

Lifeform: Perennial, Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Gravel, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Container	D-16
Ecological Value	Native bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and caterpillars rely on this plant for nectar, pollen, and cover. Host to Edith's Checkerspot, Elderberry, Blue, and White faced summer mason bee.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Mendocino and Kawaiisu peoples use this plant for basketry and pipemaking, Mendocino, Yuki, and Shoshoni make leaf and root poultices to wash sore eyes and swollen joints.
Distribution	Native to California, Arizona and Oregon.
Elevation	Between 0 and 6000 feet
Habitat	Dry slopes, ridges
Communities	Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest