Lonicera semperivrens is a Florida native plant as well as being native to much of the eastern United States.

It is said that the first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps.

It attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, as well as songbirds. Songbirds will nest in its dense foliage and will also feed on the ripe red berries, assisting in the distribution of seed. It is a larval host for the Spring Azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon) as well as the Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris diffinis). The American Robin, Goldfinch, Hermit Thrush, Quail, and Purple Finch are among the birds that enjoy its fruit.

Bloom and seed production occur from spring to late summer. Propagation can be done with either seed or cuttings. To harvest seed, pick the fruit when it is bright red, remove flesh, and dry. For propagation by cuttings, either soft or semi-hardwood cuttings can be taken in summer or fall. Make the cutting at an angle and apply rooting hormone to the cut. Place in moist soil and keep moist. I have rooted cuttings taken in spring in a jar of water. I used heel cuttings. One can also air layer to propagate, and I suspect ground layering would work too, but I have no actual reference that states it can be propagated by ground layering.

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Taken from wikipedia's page at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

"Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle, trumpet vine) is a species of honeysuckle native to the eastern United States.

It is an evergreen twining climber growing to 20 ft or more through shrubs and young trees. The leaves are produced in opposite pairs, oval, up to 5 cm long and 4 cm broad; the leaves immediately below the flowers are perfoliate, joined at the base in a complete ring round the shoot. The flowers are produced in clusters of several groups of three together, tubular, 5 cm long, with five small lobes opening at the tip to expose the stamens and stigma; they are bright red to pinkish-red, and pollinated by Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and insects.

It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, for its attractive flowers, and also as one of the best plants to attract hummingbirds."

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A resilient and floriferous plant! Semi-evergreen for me, producing flowers every now and again right through the holidays. When temperatures drop to the teens and single digits (F), the leaves finally drop. Seems less prone to spring aphids than the Lonicera americana across from it.

My plant was taking over the deck stairs (again), so we pruned it back to nearly nothing, a tuft of vines and foliage topping a tangle of older stems. 2-3 months later, you'd never know it had been cut back, blooming like mad, and the stairs are in jeopardy again.

I've rooted spring cuttings (with small leaves) by sticking them in moist potting mix, but with a low % of success. I've had better luck layering vines into pots of moist potting mix (like rooting a cutting, but without severing the vine from the mother plant). I think that can be done any time of year, but time to root will vary. When you see good roots from the buried part of the vine, make a cut between the roots and the mother plant to produce an independent new little plant.

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This woody vine(Liana) is native from southeast Maine to areas of New York down through central Florida to east Texas, up eastern Oklahoma to southeast Kansas, to one spot in southern Nebraska, to one spot in southwest Iowa to various areas all over Illinois to some areas in lower Michigan back to New York. It ranges in size from 3 to 20 feet long, often being about 10 feet long. This twining vine grows slowly to medium rate (about 1 to 2 feet/year in the North and fast in the South (10 to 15 feet/year). It is semi-evergreen in the North and often evergreen in the South; no real fall color. Its big bloom is in late spring and/or early summer, then blooms at intervals until early fall. The red or orange berries are eaten by birds and small mammals, but are inedible to humans. The root system is sparse, long fibrous, deep lateral spreading and it is difficult to transplant and slow to re-establish. That is why it is grown and sold in containers. It is possible that it can be picked on by aphids, leaf spot, and leaf blight, but usually not badly. I consider this as being the best woody vine of all because it is a tame plant and does not go crazy and cause trouble as many woody vines can.

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Coral Honeysuckle is a non-aggressive trailing and twining woody vine that can reach heights to 20 feet. The flowers are red or orange in color, and are followed by bright red berries that the birds love! The flowers attract both hummingbirds and butterflies!

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Lonicera sempervirens is a larval host plant for the Spring Azure Butterfly. It also has special value to Bumble Bees. Its fruit attracts a wide variety of birds, and hummingbirds enjoy its nectar.

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