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Honeysuckle lemon scented


Honeysuckle lemon scented (Lonicera fragrantissima (Shrubby honeysuckle))

You know it's winter when this flowers !... just love the scent to it :-))



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Yes I love these - have loads of them - but silly me planted mine where I can't smell them

18 Dec, 2011

 

Lol Paul, i normally have my girls trampoline in front of it but at winter i take it down till spring time, so i can get to it :-)

18 Dec, 2011

 

nice one :)))

18 Dec, 2011

 

cheers :-))

18 Dec, 2011

 

Lovely, I think scented flowers are very special.

18 Dec, 2011

 

I didn't know you could get a lemon scented one! They say you learn something every day!!!

18 Dec, 2011

 

I didn't know that there is winter flowering ones!

19 Dec, 2011

 

Thanks Sticki. :-)
Thanks Sheilar :-)
Meanie this one flowers from late Dec through to Feb well worth it and the scent is lovely citrus lemon.. plus black berries for the birds too..

19 Dec, 2011

 

think i shall look out for that one ~ thanks for putting it on here surreylad.

19 Dec, 2011

 

your welcome Sticki, thanks..

19 Dec, 2011

 

Is it thuggish like the rest of them?

19 Dec, 2011

 

does it need sun?

19 Dec, 2011

 

Meanie. no it's a pure shrub not invasive but i do light prune this to maintain shape only, in 5 years this is only 6.5 feet high and 4 feet across..

Sticki. i have mine in mostly shade, sun late evening but it is in a moist area of the back garden...

19 Dec, 2011

 

perfect!! thanks surreylad.

19 Dec, 2011

 

your welcome :-)

19 Dec, 2011



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