I don't know why it's called scarlet because the flowers are actually pinky-orange.
This vine was in the long-neglected garden of my current house when I moved in. It was growing under a spruce tree!! Obviously a tough and drought-tolerant perennial.
Honeysuckle blooms for a long time in partial shade or full sun, and is loved by hummingbirds. The old growth gets woody (this vine does not die back to the ground over winter) so only requires the occasional thinning if it is getting too big for its space.
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