Northeast Gardening: I planted an Invasive - should I pull it out?, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
Yankee cat,
Of all the native vines I've tried the native Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, has been the one I've been happiest with. I like the red flowered Blanche Sandman best but I also have the yellow flowered John Clayton. It attracts hummingbirds and also gets small berries that start green and turn red orange. The birds must eat them because they disappear. It does not reseed itself easily and I take cuttings if I want another plant. I usually trim it back in the spring to keep it in it's spot. The one cultivar I wasn't as happy with was Magnifica because it has a short blooming time and the flowers are much sparser. Both of the other 2 bloom all late spring to fall. They will even bloom in part shade in the spring but will not bloom all summer in the shadier spots. They can be hit by aphids but recover well if I just dislodge them with a spray of the hose.

This message was edited Jun 13, 2007 5:26 AM