Honeysuckle Plant Facts
Honeysuckle plants are often smelled before they are seen. Many varieties have flowers that emit a sweet fragrance so powerful it penetrates air for blocks around where grown. Honeysuckle mostly grows in the shape of vines or shrubs, although some of the shrubs grow as large as trees. Does this Spark an idea?
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Family Facts
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Honeysuckle belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family and proliferates in the Northern Hemisphere. This plant particularly plentiful in Eastern Asia and Eastern North America. Snowberries, vibrunums, elders and weigelas are other members of the family frequently propagated for their ornamental value.
Common North American Varieties
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The trumpet honeysuckle is one of the most popular species in North America. It has large, trumpet-shaped scarlet blossoms that give off a strong, sweet smell. The Japanese honeysuckle is also prolific in the United States. It resembles a weed or vine with small white or yellow flowers and kills other plants by wrapping around and strangling them.
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Other Types of Honeysuckle
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Woodbine, also know as eblantine, is a honeysuckle variety found in Europe. Plants known as swamp and purple honeysuckle are not true honeysuckles, as they actually belong to the heath family.
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References
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