This vine meanders in amongst the other foliage at Silver Falls, providing pollinators (especially hummingbirds) a sweet treat in the long pipe-like blossoms!

Lonicera ciliosa

Orange Honeysuckle

Description:

Trailing to climbing vine with hollow stems.

Stems and leaves hairless or with straight hairs on edges.
Vines evergreen, trailing to vining up to 10 m; twigs hollow
Leaves are deciduous, opposite, green above, whitish below, egg-shaped to oval, 1–4 inches long, upper pair fused around stem.
Flowers are held in a short, dense, spiraled spike beyond fused leaves at ends of stems. Flowers are orange, trumpet-shaped, with 5 lobes, stamens (the male fertilizing organ of a flower) and stigma (the female reproductive organ of a flower) protruding
The long, pipe-like flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds
Many small orange-red berries

Rarity: Uncommon
Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 6--18 feet
Habitat: West-Side Forest
Found In: Siskiyous, Wallowas, Mt. Rainier Np, Olympic Np, N Cascades Np from sea level to 5500 ft.
Native: Yes