Lonicera involucrata

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Black twinberry

A deciduous shrub, 6′ – 8′ tall. Native to the California coast.

It has formal looking dark green foliage. In spring, this shrub produces pairs of small, tubular yellow flowers. It is even showier when it produces two bright black berries surrounded by red bracts. It has the appearance of two dark eggs in a little red nest.

The bitter berries are edible. Birds love the fruit for food and flowers for nectar. Orange-red flowers appear from March to July.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate, High

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control

 

Container

2-Gal, D-40-O, D-40O, D-40, D-40S-o

Ecological Value

Nectar source for butterflies and for hummingbirds.

Historical Uses

Leaves used by the Navajo people as a ceremonial emetic.

Distribution

Ranges from southern Alaska south to Mexico from lowlands to high elevations.

Elevation

Between 0 and 10,800 feet

Communities
Habitat

Coastal, Moist, open sites, such as wetlands and riparian areas and is also found in the forest understory.