The native alternative to Japanese
Honeysuckle is Trumpet Honeysuckle, Lonicera
sempervirens. True, it doesn’t
have the fragrance of the invasive Japanese species, but what
you loose in fragrance you gain in hummingbirds and
butterflies. The flowers are more colorful as well. They come
in an all-yellow variety, ‘John Clayton’, shown
here, in addition to the more standard red and yellow that you
may be familiar with.
Vines
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Updated March 2007
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Species
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Common Name
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Catskill Native?
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Distribution
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Available?
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Aristolochia macrophylla
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Dutchman’s Pipevine
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No
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Pennsylvania to Tennessee and
Georgia
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Yes
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Campsis radicans
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Trumpetvine
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No
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New Jersey to Kansas south to
Texas and Florida
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Yes
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Campsis radicans ‘Flava’
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Yellow Trumpetvine
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Cultivar
|
-
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Yes
|
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Celastrus scandens
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American Bittersweet
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No
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Maine to Manitoba south to
Louisiana and Georgia
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Yes
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Clematis viorna
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Leatherflower
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No
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Pennsylvania to Iowa south to
Alabama and Georgia
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Yes
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Clematis virginiana
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Virgin’s Bower
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Yes
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Nova Scotia to North Dakota
south to Texas and Florida
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Yes
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Clematis x ‘Duchess of Albany’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
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-
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June
|
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Clematis x ‘Etoile Rose’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
|
-
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June
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Clematis x ‘Gravetye Beauty’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
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-
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June
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Clematis x ‘Pagoda’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
|
-
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June
|
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Clematis x ‘Princess Diana’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
|
-
|
June
|
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Clematis x ‘Sir Trevor Lawrence’
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Clematis
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Hybrid
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-
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June
|
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Decumaria barbara
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Wood Vamp
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No
|
Virgina to Tennessee south to
Louisiana and Florida
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Limited
|
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Dioscorea quaternata
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Wild Yam
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No
|
New Jersey to Minnesota south
to Texas and Florida
|
Limited
|
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Lonicera flava
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Yellow Honeysuckle
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No
|
Kentucky to Kansas south to
Oklahoma and Georgia
|
June
|
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Lonicera reticulata
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Grape Honeysuckle
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No
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Ohio to Minnesota south to
Oklahoma and Tennessee
|
June
|
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Lonicera sempervirens
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Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Yes
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New Hampshire to Michigan south
to Texas and Florida
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No
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Alabama Crimson’
|
Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Cultivar
|
-
|
Yes
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Blanche Sandman’
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Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Cultivar
|
-
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Yes
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Cedar Lane’
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Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Cultivar
|
-
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No
|
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’
|
Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Cultivar
|
-
|
Yes
|
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Lonicera sempervirens ‘Sulphurea’
|
Trumpet Honeysuckle
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Cultivar
|
-
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No
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia Creeper
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Yes
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Newfoundland to Manitoba south
to Texas and Florida
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Yes
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Wisteria frutescens
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American Wisteria
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No
|
Virginia to Michigan south to
Texas and Florida
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No
|
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Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’
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American Wisteria
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Cultivar
|
-
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Yes
|
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Wisteria frutescens ‘Nivea’
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American Wisteria
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Cultivar
|
-
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June
|
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Wisteria macrostachya ‘Aunt Dee’
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Kentucky Wisteria
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Cultivar
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Botanists consider this species
to be the same as W.
frutescens
|
Yes
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Wisteria macrostachya ‘Blue Moon’
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Kentucky Wisteria
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Cultivar
|
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Yes
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