A plant that was originally from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden - Ask Extension
My father-in-law gave us this little itty bitty plant about 12 years ago, and it stayed fairly small until this year. It is a specimen of some sort, a...
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A plant that was originally from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden #272824
Asked August 25, 2015, 11:16 AM EDT
My father-in-law gave us this little itty bitty plant about 12 years ago, and it stayed fairly small until this year. It is a specimen of some sort, and now that Henry died, I have no one to ask what it is. In the spring it has small white flowers. I need to trim it back because it has gotten way too large, but before I did, I was hopting that someone could identify it for me, and also probide some guidance as to the best way to handle it.
Thanks in advance, Margaret
Nassau County New York
Expert Response
It looks like a honeysuckle relative to me, but honestly I would prefer a photo of the flowers, that would be very helpful. Do you have an old one you could post? If not, post one next spring. A closer image of the leaf petioles and other characteristics would help as well. Thanks.
well, it is definitely not a climbing plant. Here are some pictures that might help.
Not all honeysuckles are climbers. Lonicera mackii is a highly invasive bush type honeysuckle. Excellent photos, thank you. It is in the same family as honeysuckle but it will take me a bit more research to figure out the exact name. I'll continue to work on it.
