The honeysuckles (Lonicera) – which Linné named after the German doctor and naturalist Lonitzer (1528-1586) or Lonicerus – include several climbing species. They curl round a support, but can also be grown as ground cover, as at Mustila, on the Kahvila (Café) slope. This species flowers best in full sun, but the foliage, blue-green below, has its own beauty even when out of flower.
The flowers appear in pairs at the ends of shoots, reclining on the top two leaves, which grow together into a cup shape. After flowering, the round orange berries decorate the vines well into the autumn.