Everything in the garden has gone mad after having plenty of sun and now having plenty of rain.
Himalayan honeysuckle
I used to call this my “hoppy plant” until I found out that it’s real name is himalayan honeysuckle. The flowers remind me of hops. Apparently the brown fruits are edible and taste a bit like chocolate. The blackbirds in our garden love them.
This plant was given to us by friends, as a seedling, many years ago. We moved it from our last garden to this garden and it does really well here. I love it.
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What an unusual and pretty shrub,
It is really pretty. I have seen it in other gardens and you can keep it pruned like a bush or let it grow like a tree. The birds love it.
I have some of that, I was told it has a name of ‘pheasants berry’. I like it too but apparently it’ll take over if you let it. Didn’t know it was edible ?
Sorry for the late reply. I had never heard of “pheasants berry” and intended to look it up before replying then it slipped my mind. I have now looked it up and you are right, it is the same plant. It does get very tall if you let it but doesn’t spread too much. I have let ours get rather tall.
no mention of when this should be pruned
It can be pruned in winter or spring. I always prune any dead off of ours in spring.