Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans (Hairy Honeysuckle)

Hairy honeysuckle

A vine or shrub that grows up to four feet tall and eight feet wide.  This plant can be found on the coast of San Luis Obispo and in Southern California in the foothills.  It has fragrant pink tubular flowers that bloom in the spring through summer.   It will spread on the ground or climb up larger shrubs or a trellis. It is deciduous in the winter.  The best time to prune this plant is in the winter.  

Plant with: Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis), Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea), Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Oak (Quercus sp.), Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Pines (Pinus sp.)