As a child my friend and I spent a summer day putting Honeysuckle nectar drop by drop into a saucepan. We gathered about a half an inch. Then we ruined (by accident) with our recipe to make a thicker syrup.
I will forever love the smell of Honeysuckle and the memories it brings. A few years ago I grew it intentionally along a fence with only a small strip of land between my driveway and a neighbors. But, keeping it under control was more work than I wanted and tore it out.
Is the Coral Honeysuckle the same as a Trumpet Vine? I haven’t had much luck with them.
This is trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) lifesize. Much bigger than coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) but also loved by the hummingbirds.
Trumpet vine is a house eater. I spent a good six years killing off the one that had been getting under the siding and into the light fixtures. It would pop up fifteen feet from the mother plant.
I tried transplanting some to grow up a pine tree and out-thug the Japanese honeysuckle, but it is not happy there. Eight years without a flower.
If you ever plant trumpet vine it needs sun, a massive pergola or fence to grow on, and about twenty feet clear around it where you can mow and cut down any shoots.
