Japanese Honeysuckle Blooms in my Garden
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
Nashville, Tennessee
May 25, 2022 10:41am CST
Rain again overnight. Sunshine today. More rain later. The rain is good for the garden.
The Japanese honeysuckle on my fence is in full bloom. It grows wild here and has taken off very nicely over the years. I can smell the sweet fragrance all over the yard.
Butterflies will arrive soon. Hummingbirds are here and enjoying the sweet nectar. All of the little things to enjoy in my little world.
Photo is mine.
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@FourWalls (86829)
• United States
25 May 22
How cool! It looks like we had a little rain overnight, but nothing hard or loud. That’s how I like my rain.
Have a great day!
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@FourWalls (86829)
• United States
25 May 22
@CarolDM — sunny and warm right now, but the rain is on the way. No golf tonight. 
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
25 May 22
I've never seen but heard of these before. Very pretty.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
25 May 22
@CarolDM many plants do that too. Some are slower than others though.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 22
@MarshaMusselman I enjoy seeing the new growth each year.
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 May 22
Carolina Jasmine and regular Jasmine are the big fence-crawlers here where I live. I've heard people say they have Japanese honeysuckle growing in their yards, but I don't know if I've ever seen it. How's the fragrance compared to Jasmine?
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 May 22
@CarolDM That's what I was thinking too. I know Jasmine blooms at night, which is when the aroma is most heavy and intoxicating (especially in the morning). Does the honeysuckle have a strong fragrance as well?
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 22
@moffittjc Yes it is strong but not overpowering.
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
25 May 22
Would love to see some hummingbird pix!
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Wow - that's pretty spectacular - and wild?! I'm sure the butterflies and hummingbirds will love it all!
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
25 May 22
@CarolDM My neighbor at our first home, had a wild rose bush:) It grew to be huge!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 May 22
@kobesbuddy I am enjoying my roses too.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
26 May 22
Nice, little things make world go round is that cliche who cares its true.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
26 May 22
@CarolDM Amen miss lady, at end of day all that matters.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 22
@crossbones27 Makes life much simpler to have that attitude.
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@rebelann (117268)
• El Paso, Texas
26 May 22
Beautiful photo of a beautiful bloom.
I have to rethink attracting hummers, Roscoe has caught juvenile mourning doves before I could stop him so if he's killing them I won't try to attract other birds he might want to kill as well. Too bad I can't keep him indoors all the time.
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@DaddyEvil (174657)
• United States
25 May 22
We have some honeysuckle I dug up out in the pasture on my sister's farm in Arkansas several years ago. The flowers on it are pure white. They smell nice and the vines grow into a ball if left to themselves although they will climb trees if trained to do so.
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@DaddyEvil (174657)
• United States
26 May 22
@CarolDM They are very pretty and the hummingbirds seem to like them.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 22
@DaddyEvil Hummingbirds and butterflies love these.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
26 May 22
Oh! All good things together- the beautiful flowers, butterflies and the humming birds. Beautiful.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
28 May 22
@CarolDM It will and look beautiful.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
25 May 22
What a beautiful flower you got out there. It has good scent.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 May 22
@Nakitakona Good you have fragrant flowers to enjoy too.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
26 May 22
@CarolDM Oh I see. We have Ilang Ilang flowers too. They're very fragrant too.
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@GardenGerty (169567)
• United States
26 May 22
Some kind of honeysuckle has volunteered in one of my front beds. I can hardly wait to see what it is like. Lots of websites say it is invasive, but I do not care.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
26 May 22
Nature in bloom with lovely scents, nice. You'll soon enjoy seeing more nature, sweet!
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