Lonicera

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  1. jgtheg

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    Looking for fragaint Lonicera that are attractive too.
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Hall's Japanese (not a weed in this region) has an exotic and assertive fragrance. Otherwise the various forms of Lonicera periclymenum smell good at close range.
     
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    Try Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'. I have one on a post of my backyard pergola - click on the link to see it in a photo posted on another thread of the forum (look for a mass of yellow blooms on the right rear post). It is a lovely yellow, smells wonderful and looks great. I got mine at the now-defunct Murray Nursery, but it looks like Phoenix Perennials in Richmond has it - maybe a nursery a bit closer to you carries it too.
     
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    Pieter Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    We have been enjoying the wonderful scent of our Lonicera periclymenum Serotina or "Late Dutch Honeysuckle" since early June. It's been on our pergola for about 8 or 9 years and gets regular prunings to keep it under control. The attached picture shows it on June 11th.

    Warning: they can be messy with all the fallen flowers -which my 2 dogs LOVE to lick off the patio- and later on all the berries. We don't really mind because we feel we love the scent of it in bloom so much.
     

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    Thanks for the form info.
    I found Lonicera periclymenum Senontina florida with red and yellow flowers,
    great scent, and fall berries too. Does anyone know about this one and is it hardy in the GVRD.
     
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    See this information:Paghat's garden: Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina Florida', which says that this is the same plant that Pieter mentioned in his post. This site says it is hardy to -30 (probably F not C, as that is a US site, so Maple Ridge would not be a problem.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    I have grown both of those standout L. periclymenum cultivars for some years. For fragrance I would try the Hall's Japanese instead.
     

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