Red Elderberry vs Twining Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Red Elderberry vs Twining Honeysuckle

Sambucus racemosa

Lonicera dioica

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Red Elderberry
Twining Honeysuckle

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Twining Honeysuckle is a vine native to the forests of Canada and the United States.

It can often be found winding up the bark of large trees or spreading out as a ground cover where no supports are present. You will love the attractive, yellow-orange flowers with pink centers which turn into red, inedible berries.

Consider Twining Honeysuckle when trying to achieve a natural, spreading, unkempt look for your garden.

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Twining Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: toxic to humans

Flowers: white
Flowers: tubular, yellow-orange
Berries: bright red berries
Berries: round, red clusters
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, YT, NT
Other Names: red elder
Other Names: glaucous honeysuckle, limber honeysuckle, wild honeysuckle