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Help with identifying this rapidly growing plant

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  • So this is an utterly rampant climber. No flowers, deciduous and it twines. Is that right?

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    And is growing now at the tail end of winter--and has underground suckers-sounds like a nightmare- is it wanted? 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441
    Gardening Grandma wrote (see)

    So this is an utterly rampant climber. No flowers, deciduous and it twines. Is that right?

    sotongeoff wrote (see)

    And is growing now at the tail end of winter--and has underground suckers-sounds like a nightmare- is it wanted? 

    Bring on the glyphosate




    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • XX Posts: 707
    Hi all, I'm new here and just clicking around. Does anyone think the plant might be Holboellia latifolia, looks similar.
  • ThaiGerThaiGer Posts: 165

    When I look at pic#3 , you right, PaulaH. But at the first and sec. pics you can see soft leafes and not varnish/shining...sometimeI think is not the same plant? Or?

  • XX Posts: 707
    I wondered that as well ThaiGer, maybe the new young leaves are more shiny and they lose the shine as they get older?
  • LeggiLeggi Posts: 489
    It looks like a bad one and it isn't even the proper growing season yet, with everyone here stumped I suggest you contact your local environment officer with the information you've supplied here and ask them to come out and take a look.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Don't know holboellia but googled it and it's taking about 3 leaflets. Can't see anything like that here



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • There are similarities to honeysuckle, pairs of opposite leaves, and twining anti-clockwise, but I've never seen one like that before image


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





  • XX Posts: 707
    To be honest when I first saw it I thought of Jasminum beesianum or stephanense but don't think they are evergreen...
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