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I just got 2 decent sized 'seedlings' from a neighbour, I love them! I know it as Himalayan Honeysuckle!

Hi Marie yes that is it's other name I have it all over the show I grew it from seed in mistake for a ground cover plant! it has another name - Pheasant berry the ground cover plant is Partridge berry umm simple mistake - for me!!

It is an easy one to make, Neena! It goes with my Himalayas meets Scotland theme tho! Which I didnt realise when I asked for some!

Great plant, I just love it. Itake cuttings, pluck them in pots this time of the year & get a 70% success rate. Nice pic Neellan.

I hope your seedlings take Marie it is lovely so I didn't regret my error but I might have planted them in more appropriate places had I known what I was doing!!

Thanks Doon I have so many I've not attempted to take cuttings but I'll give them a go if only for the next village fete!!

I say seedlings, but theyre about 9" tall, so they should be fine! I'm going to use it as hedging I think!

it would make a pretty flowery hedge, not the tidiest of plants though they grow quickly. I cut mine back hard either late autumn or early spring, the stems are hollow and quite brittle

I think they look like bamboo in the winter! So I'd cut it in spring, I think!

It is usually spring before I get round to it!! very similar I agree.

Just lovely all year!