Caprifoliaceae
Trumpet honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Lonicera
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- عسلة دائمة الخضرة, دائم الخصرة
- arz
- عسله دائمة الخضره
- Chinese
- 貫月忍冬, 贯月忍冬, 穿叶忍冬
- English
- Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle, Scarlet honeysuckle
- Estonian
- Igihaljas kuslapuu
- hsb
- Přecozeleny kozylist
- Icelandic
- Pípnatoppur
- Japanese
- ツキヌキニンドウ
- Korean
- 붉은인동
- Persian
- لنیکرا همیشهبهار
- Slovenian
- Trdovratna kosteničevka, Vednozeleni kovačnik
- Swedish
- Vintergrön kaprifol
Synonyms
- Alaternus sempervirens Roehl. ex Steud.
- Caprifolium sempervirens (L.) Moench
- Kantemon angustifolium Raf.
- Lonicera caroliniana Marshall
- Lonicera coccinea Pers.
- Lonicera connata Meerb.
- Lonicera flammea Salisb.
- Lonicera magnevilleae hort. ex Dippel
- Lonicera sempervirens var. caroliniana (Marshall) Castigl.
- Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula Rehder
- Lonicera sempervirens var. major Aiton
- Lonicera sempervirens var. minor Aiton
- Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens
- Lonicera sempervirens var. virginiana (Marshall) Castigl.
- Lonicera speciosa Wender.
- Lonicera virginiana Marshall
- Periclymenum sempervirens (L.) Mill.
- Phenianthus semperivens (L.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Phenianthus sempervirens (L.) Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Dwarf honeysuckleLonicera xylosteumCaprifoliaceae
- Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tataricaCaprifoliaceae
- Etruscan honeysuckleLonicera etruscaCaprifoliaceae
- Lonicera nigraCaprifoliaceae
- Alpine honeysuckleLonicera alpigenaCaprifoliaceae
- Evergreen honeysuckleLonicera implexaCaprifoliaceae
- Twinberry honeysuckleLonicera involucrataCaprifoliaceae
- Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackiiCaprifoliaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.