Replacement for creeping honeysuckle
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Comments (5)Ostrich, the stems are rather flexible and you should easily be able to lay the plant down to the ground for winter. The problem you'll notice is it needs a long hot growing season in order to ripen and harden off, otherwise much of the new growth will freeze right back. The first few years, I had covered it with about 3 inches of peat moss and then let this freeze hard (to keep mice from burrowing into it) and then put plastic over to keep moisture out and later piled snow on top. This plant requires work if it's to obtain any real size in this climate and it's likely going to be more frustration than satisfaction....See MoreTree Tabacco or Native Cal. Honeysuckle
Comments (4)Al Lonicera semperviren is a great hummer plant and here in the northeast it blooms from spring right up to frost once it is established. Trumpet creeper is invasive and in the pnw I would think that it would be even more invasive due to your growing conditions. I have the Lonicera semperviren and pla to add at least one more next year if I can possibly find a place for it. Penny...See MoreWarning: kill honeysuckle before it's too late!
Comments (2)The roots of the lilac may well be alive. I'd remove all the honeysuckle and cut back the lilac. Keep it watered and throw down some lime, which they love. Fertilize in the spring--it's a little late now. Be vigilant about the honeysuckle returning and I bet your lilac throws out new growth. These are hard to kill....See MoreHoneysuckle Replacement wanted
Comments (3)Is it the vine type or the shrubby type of invasive honeysuckle that you want to replace? There is a native honeysuckle vine called Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) which attracts hummingbirds like crazy! It's easy to grow. For a replacement of the shrubby variety, you could plant Viburnum or Serviceberry for berries. The Viburnum berries stay on the plant longer than the Serviceberry but you need to plant at least two (of different cultivars of the same species) to get good berries. Serviceberry (Amelanchier) is a great shrub with white flowers in early spring. The birds LOVE the berries but they tend to strip them bare within days :-) Chokeberry (Aronia) is also a great berry plant that the birds love. Also a native....See Morekitasei2
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