Morrow Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) also called Morrow's Honeysuckle
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Morrow Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) also called Morrow's Honeysuckle
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(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 01)  The morrow honeysuckle has white flowers that bloom in May.  The flowers grow from the leaf axils in pairs, and as the leaves grow opposite one another, there are usually two pairs of flowers growing together, as seen in this photo.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 01a)  Each flower of the morrow honeysuckle has 5 petals, 5 stamens, and 1 pistil.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 02)  Within a few days of blooming the white morrow honeysuckle flower petals begin to turn yellow.  We believe this begins to happen when the seeds are fertilized, but have not seen any confirmation of this theory in the literature.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 02a)  When the fertilized seeds swell the ovaries, the yellow flower petals fall off, leaving the green, unripe fruit.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 03)  Morrow honeysuckle are native to Japan and Korea, and are considered an invasive species in many areas because they have a tendency to crowd out native species.  They can grow to heights of 8-15 feet.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 04)  This is another look at the aging yellow flowers of the morrow honeysuckle.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 04a)  In this close up look at a pair of aging morrow honeysuckle flowers, we can see the swelling ovaries, and the shriveled yellow petals.  We have also noticed that once the morrow honeysuckle flowers turn yellow, they no longer seem to attract bees.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 05)  When a person casually looks at a morrow honeysuckle, it can easily look like the bush has yellow flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 05a)  Even by looking a little closer, a casual observer may miss the fact that these yellow morrow honeysuckle flowers are really the aging and shriveled white flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 06)  Even by looking this closely at an aging morrow honeysuckle flower, a casual observer could think that these are naturally growing yellow flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 06a)  It is only when we recognize that the pollen has dried up and turned brown that we come to understand that this is not a flower with long yellow petals, but an aging and drying up white flower of the morrow honeysuckle.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 07)  This is another look at the aging, once white, flowers of the morrow honeysuckle.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 08)  When the next springtime rolls around, and we look at the morrow honeysuckle bush again, we realize that it really does have white flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 08a)  In this bee's eye view of a pair of morrow honeysuckle flowers, we can see the fresh and alive petals, stamens, and pistil of each flower.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 09)  This is another look at at pair of morrow honeysuckle flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 10)  In this photos of the end of a morrow honeysuckle branch, we can see four pairs of flower buds that are just ready to open.  To the far left of the photo, we can see part of a flower that has already opened.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 10a)  In this close up photo, we can see that there are only two sepals for each pair of morrow honeysuckle flower buds.  In this photo, we also have a clear view of the way the flower stems grow from the leaf axils.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 11)  This is another view of 4 pairs of morrow honeysuckle flower buds.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 11a)  In this close up photo of the terminal end (right side of photo) of the morrow honeysuckle branch, we can see the green sprout (partly hidden under a leaf) of the new growth of the branch and leaves.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 12)  The flowers and buds of a morrow honeysuckle bush grace a spring day.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 13)  This is another look at some of the morrow honeysuckle flowers and buds.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 13a)  In this close up view of a morrow honeysuckle, we can see another way of identifying this species.  Morrow honeysuckle leaves have very short fuzzy hairs on the leaves, some of which can be seen on the leaf edges against the dark background of this photo.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 14)  This is another look at some of the flowers and buds on a morrow honeysuckle bush.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 14a)  This is a close up look at a pair of morrow honeysuckle flower buds and the adjacent leaf.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 15)  This is another look at a cluster of morrow honeysuckle flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 15a)  In this close up photo of a few pairs of morrow honeysuckle flowers, we have a good side view of the flowers' ovary, petals, stamens and pistil.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 16)  This is another look at a blooming morrow honeysuckle bush.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 16a)  This is a bright sun-lit view of a cluster of morrow honeysuckle flowers.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 17)  In this close up view of the underside of a morrow honeysuckle leaf, we can see the tiny fuzzy hairs that grow along the leaf veins and along the margin.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 18)  In this photo, we tried to focus in on a few of the leaf veins and their hairs, which are clearer toward the center of the photo.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 19)  On this morrow honeysuckle branch we can see three twin pairs of unripe fruit.  As the fruit matures, it turns red.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 19a)  This is a closer look at two pairs of unripe fruit on a morrow honeysuckle branch, which is highlighted by the setting sun and shadows.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 19b)  In this photo of the morrow honeysuckle unripe fruit, we can see that one fruit of the lower right pair has not developed as much as the others.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 20)  This is another look at some of the morrow honeysuckle developing fruit.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 20a)  We also found it interesting that one of these eight morrow honeysuckle fruit also has not properly developed.  In all, it appears that about 90% of all the fruit does properly develop.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 21)  This is another look at some of the morrow honeysuckle developing fruit.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 21a)  This is a close up look at some of the morrow honeysuckle fruit.  The top of the fruit (dark end) is where the flower had bloomed.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 22)  As the fruit of the morrow honeysuckle ripens, it becomes bright red.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 22a)  This is a closer look at some of the morrow honeysuckle's ripening fruit.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 23)  This is another look at the ripening fruit of the morrow honeysuckle.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 23a)  In this closer look at the morrow honeysuckle, we can see how the flower/fruit stem grows from the leaf axils, the hairy edges of the leaves, and the ripening fruit.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 24)  This is another look at the ripening fruit of the morrow honeysuckle.

(Honeysuckle, Morrow (Lonicera morrowii) - 24a)  This is another close up look at the ripening fruit of the morrow honeysuckle.

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