Re: Lonicera fragrantissima

I'd love a rooted cutting Zem, that 30" of rain in June this year drowned
mine.  I sure miss it!

On 1/3/08, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Yessssssss. Ya know...I've been known to do that. Out in the country
> where I live, you can tell that an old house/farmstead was there and is
> long gong because there is still a concrete slab or a cellar. When the
> daffodils came up, I would dig up a few because they need to be thinned
> out anyway or they stop blooming. I've cut old roses the same way and
> started new plants. And let me tell ya...the forsythia bushes around
> here are like rabbits...they just keep sending out runners all over the
> place.
>
>
>
>
> Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
> I could likely visit the "mother" plant again and remove some more
> suckers.
>
> zem
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lonicera fragrantissima
>
>
> > WOW...if you ever get crazy and feel like sharing some of that winter
> > honeysuckle...I would be glad to take some off of your hands. It's about
> > this time in the winter when I am staring out at the bleakness of an
> > Oklahoma winter, and long for a flower or scent of one.....
> >
> >
> > Today I ordered some small herb seeds (creeping thyme, miniature basil)
> > so I can plant them at my desk at work and see something GREEN that
> > smells GOOD.
> >
> >
> >
> > Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> > I keep forgetting to tell you all that I recently noticed my winter
> > honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) is blooming. I never even remember
> I
> > have it until it blooms. What a fragrant reminder that spring will come
> > again! I do love this old fashioned shrub. I got mine from suckers at an
> > abandoned homestead nearby. It's got to be one of the easiest plants to
> > grow
> > since it requires absolutely no care. I also checked out the Hellebores,
> > and
> > they have doubled in size with lots of new growth. I'm expecting blooms
> on
> > them in the next few weeks.
> > zem
> > zone 7
> > West TN
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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