Lonicera subspicata denudata - Chaparral Honeysuckle, Santa Barbara Honeysuckle

Lonicera subspicata denudata twines into surrounding shrubbery or if browsed or tip pruned can grow as a small to medium shrub. Creamy white flowers grace the Chaparral Honeysuckle in Spring. The flowers may be lightly tinged with pink or purple. Lonicera subspicata denudata grows through the Southern half of California below an elevation of 6000 feet. I have most often seen the Chaparral Honeysuckle growing near a ridgeline but just onto the northerly side where it gets some afternoon protection. At lower elevations it grows in full sun. The Chaparral Honeysuckle grows well in clay soils. The translucent berries go from yellow to red during the fall and are great for attracting birds to your garden. Lonicera subspicata denudata is Winter hardy at least into the low teens and likely below. You can enjoy the Chaparral Honeysuckle in your Butterfly Garden with the Gulf Frittilary, Giant Swallowtail, Variable Checkerspot, and Western Tiger Swallowtail stopping in for nectar.

Plants from the genus Lonicera featured on this site:
Lonicera ciliosa * Orange Honeysuckle, Western Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata * Twinberry
Lonicera japonica * Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica purpurea * Purple Leaf Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata denudata * Chaparral Honeysuckle