• American Camp prairie and Mount Finlayson.

    San Juan Island

    National Historical Park Washington

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Orange Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle_By Gary A
Gary A. Monroe
 

Orange honeysuckle
(Lonicera cilosa)

These dazzling orange flower clusters are pollinated exclusively by hummingbirds.

Where in the park: Throughout American Camp

Learn more:

USDA Plant Data Base

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

James Alden, commander of the USCS Steamer Active, carried dispatches during the Pig War crisis. During the Battle of Mobile Bay he led the Union fleet into the harbor until stalled by Confederate mines. That's when Admiral David G. Farragut shouted "Damn the torpedoes..."