Lonicera Fragrantissima Invasive
Lonicera fragrantissima bugwood network images.
Lonicera fragrantissima invasive. I read in english gardening books that they suggest planting lonicera fragrantissima in a mixed hedge to provide the fragrance while other shrubs provide the interesting leaves and structure. The stems are hollow with stringy tan bark and often are purple when young. Some years ago the previous owner of my house was seduced twice by the idea of a shrubby scented winter flowering honeysuckle lonicera fragrantissima or a close relation thereof. Lonicera fragrantissima sweet breath of spring sweet breath of spring is a multi stemmed upright deciduous evergreen in the south invasive shrub.
It spreads by suckers so it is easy to dig up some and transplant them to other locations. Lonicera fragrantissima invasive plant atlas of the united states. Lonicera fragrantissima readily invades open woodlands old fields and other disturbed sites. It is native to china and has been an introduced species to other parts of the world.
It grows from 6 to 10 ft 1 8 to 3 m tall. Extremely fragrant lemony short tubed creamy white flowers appear in early spring before the leaves emerge. Lonicera fragrantissima commonly called winter honeysuckle or fragrant honeysuckle is a somewhat stiff branched deciduous shrub with a bushy spreading habit. The seeds are dispersed by birds and mammals that eat the berries.
It can form a dense understory thicket which can restrict native plant growth and tree seedling establishment. Its rapid spread is attributed to birds and mammals dispersing the seeds. Lonicera fragrantissima is tough and handles our dry summers with only very occasional watering. Its rapid spread is attributed to birds and mammals dispersing the seeds.
It can form a dense understory thicket which can restrict native plant growth and tree seedling establishment. Lonicera fragrantissima is considered invasive in many states. Consider planting native plants. Typically grows 6 10 tall and as wide.
Fragrantissima is a bushy deciduous shrub to 2m with simple ovate leaves to 6cm long and pairs of very fragrant 2 lipped cream flowers 1cm long in winter and early spring sometimes followed by dull red berries.