What kind of honeysuckle can you eat

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Looks A compact deciduous shrub with an upright habit. Likes Grow honeyberry in any fertile soil that drains easily; in sun or light shade. Dislikes This plant resents excessively wet or extremely dry soil and will not flower and fruit reliably in shade.

Did you know? Growing guide. Join the RHS today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Some Lonicera have delicious berries that are quite toxic and some have unpalatable berries that are not toxic at all. This is one plant on which taste is not a measure of edibility. Properly identify the species. Species in the genus are quite consistent.

The leaves are opposite, simple, oval. Most loose their leaves in the fall but some are evergreen. Many have sweetly-scented, bell-shaped flowers with a sweet, edible nectar. The fruit can be red, blue or black berry, usually containing several seeds.

In most species the berries are mildly poisonous, but a few have edible berries. While the flowers are a popular nectar source for bees and butterflies L. It was introduced to the United States about years ago and because it has no natural enemies here has been spreading ever since. In my own yard it has proven to be very invasive, not only up but out.

The genus was named after Adam Lonitzer a German physician and botanist. Japonica means of Japan. Leaves — opposite, with stems or without, leaves variously hairy above and below but typically densely hairy, no teeth, ovate-oblong, pointed tip, rounded to heart-shaped at base.

Flowers white, drying to yellow, a tube, upper lip 4-lobed, bottom lip single-lobed, Stamens 4, filaments hairless, white, style white, stigma green. Fruits black, fleshy globes, not edible. In China leaves, buds and flowers are made into a tea but the tea may be toxic. Proceed carefully. I see weeds as I am outdoors that I know I have seen on your site but do not know their name and thus cannot go back and do further investigation.

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That is, if it is toxic to humans or chimpanzees. The leaves are edible at least as medicine. No idea in what quantity. First hand, I can tell you the leaves taste a bit like wheatgrass and have an analgesic effect in the mouth and throat, so it is good for a sore throat.

Weiner Leaves make a decoction for sore throats and coughs. No information on blossoms or berries or any other part of the plant. So we should not be eating them unless we have made a decoction. Do you have a source for that? I have honeysuckle blooming in my backyard and was researching ways to use it. How do I determine what species it is?

There are a lot of variations. In other words, must it be removed before using the flowers? But pictures I see of other recipes seem to show the calyx still on, and the recipes do not mention cutting it off.

I can find no other information. I finally found my answer! But thank you anyway; I had no idea some honeysuckle were toxic. I do appreciate your mentioning most toxic honeysuckle are in Europe. You have to do some of your own homework. Google the latin names or look them up on good botanical plant websites…you should find images and information to help you identify or at least compare species. Trying to include all of that here would be tough. If photos of the edible species were included but not the inedible or toxic ones, that might encourage people to make mistakes and fail to properly identify what they have.

What is the latin name for the honeysuckle vine that has long 2 in. What parts of it are toxic…. I have such a plant, but do not know the name of it….. I would greatly appreciate your helpful response!

The berries are only edible to wild birds. Fresh honeysuckle flowers can be used as an attractive garnish, or they can be dried for later use. As with many other edible flowers, the petals can be infused in spirits as a flavouring. I infuse a small handful in a small bottle of vodka for up to 24 hours. Then fine strain and decant into a clean bottle. Add sugar or syrup to taste if you like, depending on how you plan to use the infusion. Honeysuckle's bitterness in spirits lends itself to cocktail bitters.

Try infusing honeysuckle blossoms in vodka for a week with herbs and other florals or spices, and other bittering agents such as roots, leaves or tree bark. For syrup, steep a few small handfuls of blooms in enough just-boiled water to cover them. Infuse covered for 24 hours, refrigerating once cooled. Strain the liquid through muslin into a measuring jug, and add to a saucepan with an equal quantity of sugar.

Bring to the boil slowly, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, then add 2 teaspoons of strained lemon juice for each ml. Stir, then funnel the syrup into sterilised glass bottles and seal. Or let it cool and transfer to sterilised bottles for freezing, leaving some headspace. Refrigerate once opened. For a lower sugar cocktail ingredient, try fresh or dried honeysuckle petals as a tisane, using just-boiled water and steeping for at least 5 minutes until a strong enough flavour develops, before straining and chilling.

Or make a cold-brew tea, steeped overnight in the fridge then strained. Be careful not to use flowers that may have been sprayed with chemicals, or from a busy roadside. Note that some people may be sensitive to honeysuckle and can develop dermatitis from handling it. When foraging, keep to public footpaths if you're on private land. For this spin on a Gin Rickey cocktail , I used Ginderella, a herbaceous gin from Belgium flavoured with freshly foraged herbs, but you could use a light, floral gin such as Bloom London Dry.