@Eustace .. if your plant is a Honeysuckle it could be Lonicera tatarica, the usual form is 'Arnold Red', I used to have it, but there are pink versions now. it does look a bit like that I must say. See what you think.. It's a shrubby Honeysuckle, not twining..
Thanks @Marlorena. It looks like a shrubby lonicera rather than a twining one. The description of an upright shrub for L. Tatarica does match this plant. Here is a photo of new growth and another from the base of this plant. The stems are stiff; my (poor) analogy would be like raspberry canes. Pardon my analogy as I have only a lay person's botanical knowledge, being trained in computer science.
I have L. Goldflame nearby which has a few buds forming as seen in the photo below. The stems of that plant is definitely supple and twining around other nearby supports. Also a L. Dropmore Scarlet which is also clinging to the stems of a nearby 🍏 tree.
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@Eustace .. if it is that one, and I haven't grown it for some 30 years, I recall it flowers from old wood formed the previous season, so it will flower next Spring from those leaf axils. So don't prune it this year, keep all what you've got there..
@Marlorena thanks for your advice. I will not be pruning it, it is alongside a fence and I have to 🦘 across a few plants to access that. Such is my planting plan😳
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
Or could it be the winter-flowering honeysuckle, also a shrub, L. fragrantissima? Mine looks like your first photo, @Eustace. It's semi-evergreen and you're likely to notice the fragrance before you see the flowers, if that's what you have. But I'm not familiar with L. tatarica so @Marlorena might well be right...
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Thanks for your suggestion @Liriodendron. It could well be. I might have bought as a mixed collection from some end-of-season sale. I will wait and see.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
I planted L fragrantissima in the spring it is only small but the growth near the ground is woody, new growth has the same red stem and new leaves are a paler green. Not a huge help but I think that could be right.
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At last my plant has started flowering; quite fragrant even to my smell-challenged nose. There are lots of buds coming up too. 😊 Edited to add that it looks like an evergreen shrub, all the leaves are still in tact. Is it possible to identify the plant from these photos? (Pardon my poorly painted trellis/fence) Thanks 🙏
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
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.. if your plant is a Honeysuckle it could be Lonicera tatarica, the usual form is 'Arnold Red', I used to have it, but there are pink versions now. it does look a bit like that I must say. See what you think.. It's a shrubby Honeysuckle, not twining..
I have L. Goldflame nearby which has a few buds forming as seen in the photo below. The stems of that plant is definitely supple and twining around other nearby supports.
Also a L. Dropmore Scarlet which is also clinging to the stems of a nearby 🍏 tree.
.. if it is that one, and I haven't grown it for some 30 years, I recall it flowers from old wood formed the previous season, so it will flower next Spring from those leaf axils. So don't prune it this year, keep all what you've got there..
Is it possible to identify the plant from these photos? (Pardon my poorly painted trellis/fence) Thanks 🙏