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Lonicera canadensis fragrant?

12 years ago

Lonicera canadensis, or (Canadian/American fly honeysuckle) is a plant I am very enthusiastic about.

It is a native bush honeysuckle, and who having once seen its charming twin bells of an April could wish to have any dealings with that rank invasive, the Amur Honeysuckle.

Amur Honeysuckle is not very fragrant, only a little.

Is Lonicera canadensis fragrant though?

What a boon to gardeners if it were!

Also, does anyone know of a reliable source for this plantt?

Thank-you!

Sincerely,

Matt Di Clemente

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lisanti07028
12 years ago
I, too, fell in love with L. canadensis, and FINALLY, after almost 10 years of looking, found it: Earth Tone Natives, in Connecticut, sell an amazing selection of native plants, and since they're in CT, their natives match with NJ natives pretty well.
Downside is they don't ship. So my husband and I took a nice hour and a half drive up to Woodbury CT and came home with 2 L. canadensis and several other things I hadn't been able to find - Tridens flavus, for one.
For me it was worth the drive, as I hadn't been able to find that Lonicera for love or money. Their garden/nursery is wonderful, and the people are great. The plants came out of the pots healthy and happy, and still are, a month and change later. I recommend them wholeheartedly.

Here is a link that might be useful: Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery
mattdiclemente
Original Author
12 years ago
Thank-you Lisanti, for the brilliant tip. I will check them out. Do you have any information on whether Lonicera canadensis is fragrant?

Sincerely,
Matt
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i can or could agree with you on some of the list, if you don't take care of your plants, i do have gold flame honeysuckle. i have it on an arch. every fall i clip it back to about 6" or so, and in the spring it comes right back up and just as beautiful as ever!! when we first bought our house, it had over a foot of dead vines under the live ones, i had to cut all that back, it was a real pain in the butt!!! now it looks great though, also on that arch is my orange trumpet vine for the hummers. and that one is very thick!! but it also has to be cut back. if you don't do this it all just dies for the next years growth anyhow. so i don't know why people wouldn't want to cut it back?? and severely!!! and the honeysuckle smells awesome!!! :') ~Medo
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It's not fragrant. I have it. I bought it at Redbud Native Plant Nursery in southeast Pennsylvania Maybe I just can't smell it. I love it though.

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