Lonicera is of course well known as an evening-perfumed climbing plant which climbs by twining woody stems. There are many varieties of climbing honeysuckles with a range of flowering seasons from early summer through to autumn. Flower colours range from white and cream ( Lonicera Halliana) to yellows ( Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame': below left), orange ( Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet') and bicolours such as 'Rhubarb and Custard' (below right), and leaves may be semi everg

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