Ever since we built this entryway to our garden a couple of years ago, I've been looking for the right vine to grow on it. I didn't want something that would completely take over and cover up the lovely design, like a jasmine for instance.I finally settled on this Goldflame Honeysuckle, Lonicera x heckrottii that I found at Niche Gardens up the road from us. It's non-invasive and though it's not truly a climber, with help, the vines will eventually make it to the top. In bud it is pinky purple.
And once the flowers open, they are quite showy, almost like a fuscia which cannot be grown around here- it's too hot.
I planted one on each side of the arbor, I can' wait to see the vines cover the top, these gorgeous flowers hanging down. Unfortunately, they are not fragrant like their Japanese cousin.
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Goldflame (Lonicera heckrottii) is pretty but quite prone to aphids and flower bud disfigurement. You might want to consider Lonicera sempervirens and its cultivars such as "Major Wheeler" which have a long flowering time but don't seem susceptible to aphids.
Thanks for that tip Drew- I've not seen any aphids on them yet and have had them since last fall. but I'll keep watching.
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