Re: Baby bunnies NOW Discouraging Neighborhood Cats
I love L. prolifera. Have a couple, but they are still getting
established. Funny, but I first saw this IL native growing in a
botanic garden in Berkeley, CA!
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Mar 19, 2006, at 11:31 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
>> Wow- that sounds intriguing.
>
> The best part is that the fragrance continues all season. It's
> usually
> strongest on warm summer days with gentle winds or after a rain -- on
> those days I can pick it up 100' away. Otherwise it's a close-up kind
> of thing.
>
> The plant at my parents' house (from which I collected seed) is
> actually
> a seedling from the Morton Arboretum. When I interned there they
> had a
> clump of three and I was responsible for weeding around them. We
> always
> pulled plant seedlings, so I asked my boss if I could keep one.
>
> Regardless of how my seeds do, I'll probably try cuttings in June
> as well.
> My hope is to try breeding it for increased fragrance or crossing
> it with
> some other wild roses.
>
> I'm also experimenting with Lonicera prolifera; I have seeds from two
> different sources and am trying to breed them for bluer foliage.
> Here's
> the one in my garden:
>
> http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/cap/lonpr
>
> We'll see how they turn out!
>
> Chris
>
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