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The Vicious But Beautiful Japanese Honeysuckle
Many southerners have fond memories of the Japanese Honeysuckle. Children growing up in the southern U.S. will often pluck the petals and drink its nectar so sweet. While this flower is quite pretty, and is appreciated by many children and adults alike, it is also seen to some as a destructive and belligerent weed. It is prone to overtaking areas on the outskirts of forests and near streams, starving all other plants out of their necessary sunlight by growing over them and covering them in shade where it will thrive. The Japanese Honeysuckle can be rather vicious to other plants, from little shrubs to plants as large as small trees. Its shade can be downright deadly for plants that grow where this honeysuckle chooses to live. If the plants it starves of sunlight do not die, they will still not grow to their full potential and may lose their reproductive ability. The Japanese Honeysuckle is quite aggressive in its approach, even acting like a boa constrictor and wrapping itself around its target, choking them so that water cannot flow through the plant. The only chance for survival other plants growing near this honeysuckle have is to grow where other plants are not so densely packed. The Japanese Honeysuckle is a very prolific vine, very commonly growing to thirty feet or even more! The vine, coated by very thin hairs, will hollow out as it ages. Its bark will begin to peel and flake off. The vine's leaves are a bright or dark green, sometimes lobed, and approximately 2 inches in length. The color of the leaves will be different depending on the severity of the cold season that preceded it. The flowers are a very pretty white that turns to a light yellow as they mature. They are shaped like trumpets and grow in pairs all along the plant, emitting a pleasant aroma. As well as flowers, berries also grow on the Japanese Honeysuckle plant. The berries ripen in the fall, and though they don't contain many seeds, the plant is able to reproduce, inhabit, and take over just about any surroundings it chooses. It can grow on the side of the road or in the depths of the woods, and it will thrive wherever it chooses to do so. While the plant is remarkable for being able to flourish almost anywhere, it can also damage the flora native to the area. It will take advantage of situations where insects or industry have upset the natural balance of an ecosystem and rapidly conquer and occupy any land available, consequently killing off any local vegetation. The Japanese Honeysuckle originated in Eastern Asia and was imported to the United States in the nineteenth century, with the intention of using it for ground cover. Currently, it thrives all across the southern and eastern states. This honeysuckle hasn't adapted to the northern states because it cannot handle the harshness of northern winters. In fact, it cannot handle any cold well. Many people have a strong dislike for this plant, trying to fight back with chemicals and legislation. It is even illegal to transport it over some state lines! Despite its aggressive behavior, the Japanese Honeysuckle is a gorgeous vine that you can appreciate by growing it in your yard or letting it climb across your patio. Steve Habib operates a landscape maintenance company in Florida and publishes useful, practical tips, advice and articles on several different kinds of plants free to anyone who visits: http://www.different-kinds-of-plants.com/fragrantplant.html
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