Which Lonicera?

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  March 2020

  Nitidas often have some longer foliage.
  It doesn't really matter - they're both pretty much the same, and do the same job, with the same care 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• LG_ Posts: 4,360

  March 2020

  Ah OK, I'd heard that pileata was much more of a thug. But if you have experience of both and have not found that then I won't worry . Thank you.

  'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'

  - Cicero

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  March 2020

  It depends what you want it to do I suppose. They root quite easily where they touch the ground, so it's useful if you want hedging or similar. 
  Other than that, I haven't had problems with either. Easy enough to pull out/hack back if required

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  March 2020

  I would have said Lonicera nitida.
  It is Lonicera pileata  that have the longer leaves.
  
  https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=98D42324E2B248B4C6F0C1875C694F772C7C9680&thid=OIP.qPG19BNd1xbJ-N0r2YYNTwHaEr&mediaurl=https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/sites/plantid7/files/plantimage/lo-ni-pi1.jpg&exph=379&expw=600&q=Lonicera+pileata+vs.+lonicera+nitida+,+leaves,+comparison++oregon+university&selectedindex=2&ajaxhist=0&vt=0
  
  
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• LG_ Posts: 4,360

  March 2020

  Thank you.

  'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'

  - Cicero

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