A horticultural expert in your family - how great is that! We used to pull the stamen from the flowers and suck the nectar off them but that is as bold as it gets for me. I would like to know more about the tea just for FMI. Another poster said he had loads of the stuff and I am sure they would enjoy recipes. Will she be posting here?
so far from what I gather on the net, yes, the honeysuckle here in the South that grows out of control is the invasive species Japanese Honeysuckle. Check out pictures on the net just to make sure yours is the same.
Anyway, it has been used forever in Chinese Med for a number of things. It seems mostly the dried flower blooms early in the summer are used for tea. I wish I could find info about the leaves because this damn plant stays green most of the winter.
Probably later. She can read FR from work, but does not log in and post, just to keep on the safe side of any monitoring there.
“We used to pull the stamen from the flowers and suck the nectar off them ..... “
We did the same thing.