I had a japanese honeysuckle (Halliana). It did OK for several years and then died. Not at all vigorous here.
If you're concerned about your plants spreading then deadhead before the seeds set and check regularly for runners (I don't think wisteria runs underground).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I mean I've had a Japanese wisteria for one month but it did try to make a shoot which ran across the ground (towards concrete so it was literally useless). I've come to the conclusion that if you want day scent as well as night scent, don't go for English honeysuckle (only smells in the night), Japanese honeysuckle appears to be the best of both worlds.
@elliotp981. You said on the 5th March that you’d removed it, have you bought another?
So did you remove it or not. You seem to be obsessed with wisteria and honeysuckle, probably best option you don’t grow either. I’ve never seen so many separate threads about these two plants from one person.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Who doesn’t love to sit out in the garden on a warm summer evening as the sun goes down, listening to the songthrush singing its last song of the day from the top of a nearby ash, and watching the bats and moths flitting above and about the garden, with the air rich with the scent of Sweet Rocket and honeysuckle, and a glass of something long and cool?
It’s what summer’s all about. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Mmm. So far this summer has been about sitting indoors with a blanket on my lap and a mug of hot chocolate, watching the rain batter my plants into the mud but I know what you mean.
I've tried to answer your question on your other thread @elliotp981. I think the reason you can't find a simple answer is because it's not simple.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
So if I go full foreign oriental (wisteria, Japanese honeysuckle, other plants that I like), there shouldn't be any harm done? If so, that's a relief, I know some groups may deny the harm for business reasons and possibly that it's a hard pill to swallow but if there's nothing to worry about then phew.
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You seem to be obsessed with wisteria and honeysuckle, probably best option you don’t grow either.
I’ve never seen so many separate threads about these two plants from one person.
It’s what summer’s all about. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've tried to answer your question on your other thread @elliotp981. I think the reason you can't find a simple answer is because it's not simple.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”