Help!
I need to know what this plant is before I destroy it -- I want more, though.
Here's what I know:
blooms are white and clustered, they did not start blooming until very late in the summer. it appears to be vine-like shrub, almost like a honeysuckle. it grows wild on the property, seems to like to cling to other plants like the bramble we're trying to clear out. VERY fragrant, heady perfume, almost like a jasmine or honeysuckle. i looked for a kind of honeysuckle that matches and have been unable to locate, however. any assistance would be good.
posted by Laura | 11:43 PM
14 Comments:
I remember as a child, we used to have wild honeysuckle growing along our fences that looked very similar to this - it went from white to yellow in time. Not much help maybe :)
I've asked my MIL; she and my FIL are big on plants. I'll let you know.
I am not sure, but if it is thorny could it be Multiflora Rose. Goats love to eat that by the way. Sorry I am not sure.
Ok...my mother-in-law didn't know, but I've asked a friend who's a landscape artist/developer/someone who works with plants to check; she's going to get back to me soon!
ohh thanks guys for all your help, I actually got desparate and brought some in to work -- my coworker identified it as a variant of clematis called "sweet autumn" I'm so excited, now I not only know what it is, but where I can get more if I can't save this stuff!
I have a fist sized cluster of it at my desk and the whole area is fragrant, mmmmmm.
definitely clematis - I think it's also called old man's beard, but I'm not sure.
It does smell pretty doesn't it? and it's so pretty - but a real pain in the ass to anything trying to grow near it lol.
A lot like Wisteria in that way, I adore wisteria, but it's just SO hardy and fast growing that it chokes out anything it touches in a matter of months.
I wish you luck in finding the name, but I have nothing to add. It seems you are constantly finding lovely surprises at your new abode... how nice that must be!
Enjoy them all.
I'm here to warn you L - Nan plans on sending you frogs -spitting frogs- for a wedding present. I suggest that if you have a wedding registry somewhere, you tell us all where it is.
If there's no registry, make a wish list and post it!
HURRY!
Spitting frogs? eeeep! I dunno, they might be quite attractive, and would maybe guard the chickens....
D & I are registered at Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma -- we were shooting for the less expensive Linen's n' Things or Pier 1 but we ran out of time. PB and WS were next door to each other at the mall. The cool thing is we get 10 percent off of a one time purchase order after the wedding when we close out our registry -- so we put some big stuff -- like furniture, on there for that!
..and Doug likes cookies. :)
You know, lots of places let you register on-line...that's what Matt and I did for Sur Le Table, Crate & Barrel, and the like.
You can actually register in your underwear, if you're so inclined.
aha... cool beans :)
This is a great time we are living in, now that we can do more and more things in our underware. I think we are truly living in the Golden Age of Underwear.
A friend who runs a landscaping firm says this is a type of mock orange or Philadelphus, which has a really heady smell. Over to you for scratch'n'sniff.
When I saw the first picture, it appeared to be what we call a wild rose bush in this area, not sure the correct terminology there. But a closer look at the leaves confirmed that conclusion to be a misdiagnosis. In other word, I don’t know. I will soon enough though; I’m about to start research for a little project that will require me to do so. I think you have the coolest name for a blog. Say hi to Doug for me.
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