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| Honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium (red/white) |
| Flower Facts: Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines. Most honeysuckles are deciduous but some are evergreen. Many of the species have sweetly-scented, bell-shaped flowers that produce a sweet, edible nectar. The fruit is a red, blue or black berry containing several seeds; that in most cases are not edible. Honeysuckle is used for common homeopathic remedies such as: asthma, breathing difficulties, irritability, and violent outbursts. The wood contains nepetalactone, which is the active ingredient found in catnip. Many breeds of cats react to the scent of the wood and will paw, lick or rub against it. During Victorian times, teenage girls were forbidden to bring honeysuckle home because it was thought to induce erotic dreams. |
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| Flower Meaning: Concentration, Focus, Nostalgia, and Release |
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| Bloom and Blossom: Time is the life current of the soul. If it does not navigate the stream of time, it drowns in the past or parches its future possibilities. The soul needing Honeysuckle stifles life force and denies its true evolution by living too much in past events, places and relationships. Such a soul needs more inner flexibility and adaptability. Rather than face the challenge of change, it clings emotionally to a past which seems to have been more appealing. This perception is usually an illusion; for example, a past relationship or an earlier phase of one's life can be glossed over with dreamy reverie, ignoring the actual pain and trauma that was part of the experience. The essential lesson of Honeysuckle has to do with the soul's perceptive faculties; being able to learn from previous life experiences by seeing clearly their meaning and message. When this occurs it frees the soul to grow and change, to experience life with intention and purpose, as an ever unfolding present and ever possible future. The colors that represent Honeysuckle are red and white. The positive qualities of Honeysuckle are: Being fully in the present; and acceptance of current life conditions. |
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