Black Twinberry - Lonicera Involucrata

Single Western Oregon native shrub propagated from cutting and has at least one year of root growth.

• Deciduous shrub,  7-13 ft tall, spreading, erect.  Young stems are squarish in cross section.  Leaves are opposite, 3-14 cm long, oblong. Flowers are yellow and tinged with red, up to 1" long, in pairs.  Fruit paired, dark purple or black berries, about .5" wide.

• Sun to partial shade.  Does well in wet or moist situations, but adapts to drier sites.

• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Native range from Alaska to the southwest, eastward to the Lake States and Quebec.