RE: Honeysuckle vine

Oh fine, Chris, tell us about something we can't get!!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 9:19 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Honeysuckle vine
> 
> 
> > Double rats. I think you've also diagnosed my honeysuckle 
> as well. This is
> > its fourth year and it looks terrible. Out with it, I 
> guess. Back to the
> > catalogs to look for a vine that can tolerate 1/2 day of 
> shade on the west
> > side of the house to climb up the side of the deck. Sorry 
> Mr. and Mrs.
> > Hummingbird!
> 
> Although it's almost impossible to find, my favorite climbind 
> honeysuckle
> vine is Lonicera prolifera.  Native to the United States 
> (Illinois, even),
> it looks very similar to Lonicera sempervirens.
> 
> The leaves are perfoliate (imagine sticking a pencil through 
> the middle of
> a paper plate) and bluish-green, acting as a wonderful foil 
> for the clear
> yellow tubular flowers that give way to clusters of red fruit later in
> the season.  It handles dense shade (although it's not as floriferous)
> and is quite hardy and vigorous.  
> 
> I grow mine on a wire trellis that is attached to the trunk of an old
> oak tree, and it's quite happy in that shady location.  Come to think
> of it, now is probably the time to take some cuttings...
> 
> Chris
> 
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