Lonicera villosa

The Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is a small native shrub, which grows erect with ascending branches, giving it a sparse, irregular round shape. New growth branches produce fine hairs and a reddish-brown stem. As the branches age, they turn gray in colour and develop a papery texture. This species produces simple, green, oblong-shaped leaves which grow opposite each other on the branches. During the fall, the leaves change to a yellow-brown colour. The Mountain Fly Honeysuckle yields yellow hairy flowers, which grow in pairs on short leaf stalks. This species produces edible blue-black berries, approximately the size of a marble, which ripen between July and August.

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Scientific Name: Lonicera villosa
Type: Shrub
Height: 1m
Spread:
Moisture Level: moist, wet
Light Conditions: full sun, part sun, shade
Soil Conditions: sand, clay, loam, acidic
Zone (Hardiness of Canada): 0 to 5