• You are attached to the past and feel homesick, you have the feeling of regretting missed opportunities

It is at the very end of the year that honeysuckle, Lonicera caprifolium, produces new leaves, as if to symbolize renewal and the importance of moving forward. Honeysuckle, from the Caprifoliaceae family, is a woody climbing plant that grows spontaneously at the edge of woods and is cultivated in isolation or as a hedge, usually trellised. Unflappable, honeysuckle is highly valued for its ornamental and olfactory qualities as well as its hardiness, as it can withstand temperatures around -20°C.

In purely botanical terms, honeysuckle can reach four meters in height. It has twining stems, deciduous foliage composed of leaves with a glaucous underside and a dark green upper side. Its multiple straw-yellow to subtly pinkish-white corolla flowers bloom from May to the end of July and exude an enchanting fragrance that is even more powerful from sunset to sunrise. It is during the night that pollinating insects gather nectar from honeysuckle flowers.