honeysuckle

Thanks, jaynine. I'll try to catch a few hours' sleep now, finally sleepy.

à¹à¸³Yes, Japanese Honeysuckle..Love the fragrance, but it's supposed to be on many states' invasive list. I got a few on my fence. :=D

I'm glad you named the variety. Thanks for that. I wondered if they could be invasive and also if they would get tall enough to top my small arbor. The leaves look lush but the plants look a little messy. They must bloom in early June and quit.

I see I took those photos on June 13, 2008, was returning to my car from photographing two really bad mudslides where two tall terraces a few blocks away washed out from all the rain.

It can grow very tall.I donÂt have the most current pictures. This picture was taken in May 2003 when the arbors had just been built. I planted a Japanese Honeysuckle by the 2nd arbor by the garage that very same spring:

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This picture was taken in August 2005. See the arbor on the far left? Today, the Japanese Honeysuckle has completely covered that arbor.
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Oh, there's another Japanese Honeysuckle on the fence by the gate in the picture above. I have to keep trimming that one so it won't take over the gate.

Thanks for the nice photos. I saw it, looks great! What a beautiful yard and landscaping! It looks nice on the fence, too.

I asked my neighbor if I could plant a Sweet Autumn Clematis on my side of the ugly (didn't say that) fence, pointed out what they looked like across the street. He didn't like the idea, said it might damage the fence (air circulation impeded). He's a nice guy so will go with his wishes, now house for sale.

But if I put up my own fence, they need my yard to get access to maintain a long side of his oversized garage and if I only left a foot or two (I could but it up right against his because it's on the property line), that would make for ill feelings. So I won't do it but would be within my rights to.

Oh well, I found a neat place in the country but without going into it again, it's really not feasible for a number of reasons. So I feel stuck. And when I feel stuck, I spend money and plant more seeds.

Thanks for the help on that, don't know if I will get one or not or still go for one Long John Silver rose each side on the big arbor, was just kicking that around on the OGR forum. Think the Honeysuckle is too heavy for the small arbor, will look for something else.

At least I was able to help someone who just happened to write me and ask where she could find that rose. After some sleuthing, I found her one, and she ordered it, hope she's happy with it. Was glad to be able to help. About the only thing worthwhile I did today.

Aliska,

That photo looks very much like the Blue Morpho Pansy/Viola.

I really like that Honeysuckle Piti!! Could you also tell me about the plant with the white tops in your perennial beds? That is pretty. Is it an annual Euphorbia?

For year round bloom and Hummingbirds galore the Honeysuckle I would recommend is Dropmore Scarlet. I have one in the gardens and it flowers all summer long and believe it or not, even with the winter, there are still a couple of blooms hanging on. I've never seen anything like this. I've tried to gather seeds, but the birds get them before me. Here's a photo. No nice scent though which I would like... Maybe next year I'll put some netting over some to gather the seeds.

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OOOOhhh..love that honeysuckle tiff. Can you help me out with a Lychnis you sent me? Short..10-12". Really long lasting, as much 'pow' as a geranium in the bed..I only have a shot of first year bloom..last year was a show stopper..
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If you know the latin, or even common, it would help because I'm passing on a lot of seeds of these, and can only call it "short red lychnis"..(duh) :O)

Oooh, that red is gorgeous. I'll go look up one I took while I was out taking pics around town. What year was that?

Taken July 30, 2003. This one had a very large blossom.

I'll try to pick this up again tomorrow; it's late here.

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So many great pics. I gathered some honeysuckle seeds from a park near my house. I don't know what color I'll get, I'll have to check the park come spring. I have seen the yellow and white one used as a ground cover on a hillside, it's lovely.

pitimpinai, while I'm here, I'll respond, too many irons in the fire right now. This was my first reaction when I looked at your house and that building the dish is on, not sure what is what there. Anyway, it looks English. But looking at the other houses, no, can't be, distinctively American. So I look at your zone and city, duh!

tiffy, I'm confused about the seeds now. But it really doesn't make a much difference unless the plain ones don't turn out all blue like yours. The promo photos for Ultima Morpho are mostly distinctively blue and yellow (love them too!), very charming. But yours were all blue, your camera did a good capture of the color, and from previous discussion, gather that you believe yours to be Ultima Morpho where you got lucky and got all blue. Just like the photo I embedded from seedman.com marketed as Viola Blue Perfection or Perfection Blue. So I don't know if yours reverted, your Canadian vendor mislabelled the seeds or what. In any case they're both gorgeous. If I grow both (and the others I planted), they may cross into anything so if I want to keep the true blue, I'll have to hold back seeds. If I could only have one, I'd want the ones like yours and my best shot at getting those.

Here's Ultima Morpho embedded from swallowtail.

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floodthelast, I'm enjoying what I started here, too. I've never paid much attention to honeysuckles, was going to save a volunteer across the alley but it didn't come back the following spring (nondescript).

I think this may be the one in my last photo, Lonicera serotina Florida from Brushwood, was on a notification list on that for awhile. Now I'm not sure if I have to have any or just admire the others. The Japanese one I found, according to wiki, is a nuisance plant in IL and VA and banned in NH. It would be invasive where I am, too in E IA. But like others said B4, it can be kept under control.

I'm posting a useful link, the red one is there, and I may be able to gather some seeds from the Japanese one in my photo in the fall to try. Love dabbling whether successful or not. I love the foliage and the way the leaves are paired.

One thing I've resolved not to do is grow purple loosestrife which is invasive here and many states although I had some volunteers one year that were quite pretty, enjoyed them but didn't come back the following year.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lonicera, Honeysuckle at Brushwood Nurseries

What a beautiful Honeysuckle, tiffy. I used to have one just like that, but had to get rid of it because it got swamped with aphids.
Yes, that green and white plant is annual Euphorbia. Euphorbia marginata to be exact.

Aliska, that is not my house. It's the church where I unload extra plants. :-) I wish I had that big yard. lol.

I WS'ed some euphorbia, marginata "Summer Icicle", has variegated leaves from T&M, don't know if I'll have good luck with it or not. I really like the freshness of the white though.

pitimpinai, a church? You sure fooled me, thought it was your house. It's gorgeous! I wonder what convinced them to add the arbors? That's unusual although some churches have nice landscaping.