Honeysuckle are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family caprifoliaceae native to the northern hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle with by far the greatest diversity in china where over 100 species occur; by comparison Europe and north America have only about 20 native species each. Widely known species include lonicera periclymenum (European honeysuckle or woodbine) lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle white honeysuckle or Chinese honeysuckle) and lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle trumpet honeysuckle or woodbine honeysuckle). hummingbirds are attracted to these plants.