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Plant Family Collection: Honeysuckle Family
The Honeysuckle Family is a classic example of a group of plants that have coevolved with insects and other pollinators.
Honeysuckles, abelias, and viburnums are all members of the Honeysuckle Family. Their distinctive blooms may be highly colorful and are often intensely fragrant. The flowers, which generally contain sweet nectar, are tube-shaped—highly adapted to the long probosces, or tongues, of pollinators such as butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds.
At Brooklyn Botanic Garden, members of the Honeysuckle Family are located south of the Rock Garden, along both sides of the path. Beautybush (Kolwitzia amabilis) and abelia (Abelia grandiflora) are two of the interesting specimens found there.
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The Plant Family Collection is indicated by the orange box. Click on the map to visit other locations in the Garden, or click here to view a larger map.
