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Honeysuckle vine as ground cover
Hi, I wasn't really sure where to post this but a honeysuckle is a perennial so I posted it here but I am sure there was a better place. I want one but I don't have anything for it to climb. I heard it can be used as a ground cover too, but would it cover too much ground?
How much ground the honeysuckle will cover will depend in part what type you plant. Japanese honeysuckle is a rampant grower, and needs a lot of space, or it will take over. OTOH, I have a very slow-growing honeysuckle. I'm not positive anymore, but I think it's "wilsonii," or something similar. The flowers are magenta and yellow. It's very pretty, and 6 years later, I'm still waiting for it to reach the top of the arbor it's climbing on! Who knows how long it will take the 2 plants to actually meet in the middle of the top of the arbor!
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I have a few clumps of red honeysuckle which tends to be a very managable vine. Also both the flowers and fruit are quite showy and provide color all summer long.
This photo was taken August 2nd on a two year old plant that is about 8 feet tall and is confined to a support and a small shrub.
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This photo was taken August 2nd on a two year old plant that is about 8 feet tall and is confined to a support and a small shrub.
[img]https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2723757628_e806962426.jpg[/img]
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Your honeysuckle looks great. I have heard that honeysuckle can become invasive, but I haven't ever had any trouble with mine. I haven't ever tried to trim one into a flowering shrub, so I really am not sure where to start. The harliquin honeysuckle is supposed to be slow growing and easy to train into a shrub. I think I will give it a shot but I don't know. The only harliquin I found is really small and if it is slowing it will be a while before it's as big as I want it.