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Lonicera peryclymenum - Honeysuckle













Latin plant name Lonicera periclymenum
Common plant name Honeysuckle
Plant type Low growing grand cover shrub
Size (meters) < 10 m
Distinguishing features Honeysuckle is valued in the garden, for its ability to twine around other plants, or to cover unsightly walls or outbuildings; and the intense fragrance of its profuse flowers in summer.

It needs to be planted with its roots in the shade, and its flowering top in sun or light shade.

They have green and light cream leaves.

Lonicera - Honeysuckle



Latin plant name Lonicera periclymenum
Common plant name Honeysuckle (madreselva)
Plant type Climbing shrub
Size (meters) Up to several meters
Distinguishing features Green leaves with corrugated cream tips. Blue winter flowers which nectar is edible. The flowers attract hummingbirds. The berries are mildly poisonous. 

Tropaeolum - Nasturtium




Latin plant name Tropaeolum
Common plant name Nasturtium
Plant type Perennial herbaceous climbing plant
Size (meters)
Distinguishing features The leaves and the flowers are edible and are often used for salads. The unripe seeds can be used instead of capers, or dropped into vinager to create a condiment. It has orange-yellow flowers and nice round leaves. It has climbing habits and does not maintain a shape.

Nastortiums need a free draining soil and some sun to be able to grow up properly.