Lonicera periclymenum
woodbine honeysuckle

Notes:

Yes, this is a non-native honeysuckle (it's from Europe), but it does not appear on any invasive lists I can find (unlike seemingly half the genus), so I am giving it the dignity of a profile here. Besides, unlike our native L. sempervirens, its blooms are fragrant.

Twining climber, therefore will need some support at first.

UConn correctly notes twice that the flowers are fragrant but then states under "ID Features" that "flowers are not fragrant". I don't write this stuff, I just aggregate it.

Sources: NCSU, Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, AHS, Dirr.

Tags:

attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
deer resistant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
form:vine
fragrant flowers
habit:vine
persistence:deciduous
rich soil preferred
salt tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:foundation
use:mass planting
use:screen
use:specimen
water:moderate to little


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