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Allieok
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| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 06:35 pm EST : |   
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I put something about this on the vine forum, but I suspect more gardeners read this one. I'm looking for the best honeysuckle for my arbor for next year. I want a non invasive, sweet scented, and attractive variety. Any advice?
Allieok
- Oklahoma,
Zone "7a"
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Josephedward
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| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 04:05 pm EST : |
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Hi Allie...........
This may be a little late in coming....I don't read this section of GardenBuddies too often...but here's a recommendation anyway.
Lonicera korolkowii..Blueleaf Honeysuckle
I've seen it a few times around OkC and, if you can find ir, it is beautiful.
An arching mound of blue green foliage which could be trained on a fence easily enough. Rose-colored flowers and 2/3 inches long appear in May.
Bright red berries mature in July-August.
Texturally one of the finest Honeysuckles.
"1999 PlantSelect Winner. Showy opalescent pink flowers in spring on stately blue-gray shrub with trim round leaves. Songbirds feed on bright red berries as they ripen in summer and fall. Resistant to disfiguring aphid damage. Drought tolerant once established. 8' wide plant, 12' tall." This is the description in the BlueBird Nursery catalogue.
Michael Dirr, in his awesome book "Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs" says it will seldom exceed 8 feet in height and spread...and is not at all invasive like others.
Here's the link to Bluebird's description...click on the thumbnailo for a larger image of the blooms and foliage.
http://www.bluebirdnursery.com/productlist.asp?id=plantselect&alpha=L
Josephedward
- Oklahoma,
Zone "7a"
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Mojo
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| | Posted on Monday, November 07, 2005 - 07:05 pm EST : |
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Hello there,
Some gardeners say the Hall's honeysuckle is invasive, but we have never had trouble with it.
We live in the semi-desert southwest, zone 7b, not much rain so we water a couple of inches each morning during the 90 degree weather.
We cut it back right after it blooms in the late spring, it blooms one more time in summer. Cutting it back helps it to bush out more.
White flowers that turn a pretty color of yellow as the flower ages.
Smells heavenly.
Evergreen.
Hummingbirds love it.
Mojo
- Texas,
Zone "zone 7"
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