Re: honeysuckle
>I am starting to go through color catalogues now that the garden itself is
>covered with ice and snow... and I'm wondering if the purple and white
>honeysuckle Lonicera japonica that I see in Bluestone is the invasive type
>or not?
> Any experiences out there with which honeysuckles are invasive and
>which aren't? I'm had the Dropmore Scarlet which are vigorous but not
>invasive and nice for long blooming and attracting hummingbirds, but they
>are NOT fragrant. Any fragrant noninvasive ones? Any fragrant noninvasive
>shade-tolerant ones?
>
>Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
>
Lonicera japonica can be a problem , particularly in the south.
There are some japonica cultivars, particularly the variegated one,
that are a bit tamer.
For fragrance and shade tolerance, I would definitely try Lonicera
periclymenum. There are a number of cultivars with varying flower
color.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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