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Old 18-04-2004, 04:03 AM
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Default Honeysuckle vine or?


"EBG" wrote in message
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I have a long fence far back in my property that I'd like to
grow a fast growing vine on.

I'm familiar with sliver lace (the vine from hell) and trumpet vine and I
love how fast they grow but was thinking about a honeysuckle because I

don't
care if it's invasive.....but wanted some reward.....as in fragrance and
blooms.

This fence is in full sun to part sun along it's length and beyond other
suggestions....I was wondering if there's a particular Honeysuckle I

should
look for......or just the "Japanese honeysuckle"? Fast and Fragrant is

key.

Thank you.


Avoid the Japanese - Lonicera japonica and its cultivars. Very invasive in
many parts of the country and not necessarily all that fragrant. Look for a
Dutch honeysuckle, Lonicera pericylmenum. Not at all an invasive species and
arguably the most fragrant. Grows just as fast, too.

Check out the very recent thread "Honeysuckle Vine"

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