This semi deciduous climber has slender twinning stems and forms a bushy habit. It has oblong dark green leathery leaves and the yellow pink-flushed tube-shaped flowers appear in cluster throughout summer.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10

Lonicera implexais naturally found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal to West Africa growing in well-drained, moderately fertile moist soils in an open sunny position and is drought and mildly frost tolerant.

MInarca is a twiner is grown for its flowers and its dense bushy habit. It is planted in small to medium size gardens and grown over structures or against walls and can be used as a spill-over or ground cover. It establishes in 2 to 4 years and is suitable for coastal or inland regions. It is also used on trellis or grown over pergolas for screening and for its slightly fragrant summer flowers. ID 1763

Lonicera (lon-i-SE-ra) implexa (EM-pleks-ah)

Caprifoliaceae (cap-ree-foh-lee-AY-see-ee)