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What is the most fragrant Lonicera Japonica variety for sale in the UK?

elliotp981elliotp981 Posts: 105
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Hello Gardener's World Forum, I've noticed that Lonicera Japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) appears to be very popular with pollinators and it seems to be scented in the day compared to our native species. Which one is the most fragrant out of all of them available (I know Honeysuckle smells its strongest at night/dusk but Lonicera Japonica smells in the day too so I wish to capitalise on that)?

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have Lonicera "Graham Thomas" which l can smell right across the garden on a warm Summer evening  :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    AnniD said:
    I have Lonicera "Graham Thomas" which l can smell right across the garden on a warm Summer evening  :)
    Snap! 😊 

    Perfume does need warmth … that’s why we apply it to the pulse points on our wrists and near our earlobes. 

    You won’t smell perfumed flowers on cooler days. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • elliotp981elliotp981 Posts: 105
    Japanese Honeysuckle smells in the day (which appeals to me because I have a preference for scented flowers), I have some native honeysuckle trained at the front up an arch which is nice in the evening, however, doesn't Japanese Honeysuckle also smell stronger at night?
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