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raccoon

(31,517 posts)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 07:46 AM Aug 2012

Can anyone identify these white flowers? Photo is in Columbia, SC. I have

also seen these on a mailbox in upstate SC.

My theory is this is a domestic plant that has escaped and is invasive.




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Can anyone identify these white flowers? Photo is in Columbia, SC. I have (Original Post) raccoon Aug 2012 OP
Honeysuckle? NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #1
Nope, I cut my teeth on honeysuckle. This plant I don't remember seeing until the last few years.nt raccoon Aug 2012 #2
It sorta looks like an overgrown jasmine. juajen Aug 2012 #3
The orange flowers Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #4
We call them "trumpet honeysuckle," the orange ones, that is. They've been around all my life. nt raccoon Aug 2012 #5
Maybe we should rename it "The Republican Plant". This sounds familiar... n/t jtuck004 Aug 2012 #8
Blooming right now, right? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #6
Yes, it's blooming right now and smells sweet. raccoon Aug 2012 #7
Look up something called "star Jasmine". dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #9
I believe it is the star jasmine--AKA--Confederate Jasmine! Thanks. nt raccoon Aug 2012 #10
aah..Confederate Jasmine.. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #11
Hmmm drthais Oct 2012 #12

raccoon

(31,517 posts)
2. Nope, I cut my teeth on honeysuckle. This plant I don't remember seeing until the last few years.nt
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:16 AM
Aug 2012

Mojorabbit

(16,020 posts)
4. The orange flowers
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 10:16 AM
Aug 2012

are the hummingbird vine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campsis_radicans
I loathe that vine. It has killed several of my trees by strangling them. It reseeds everywhere and is almost impossible to get rid of. I have been in a battle with it for over a decade and it is winning.

raccoon

(31,517 posts)
5. We call them "trumpet honeysuckle," the orange ones, that is. They've been around all my life. nt
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 10:31 AM
Aug 2012

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
6. Blooming right now, right?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:39 AM
Aug 2012

I have several bunches of what looks like it, mine is Sweet Autumn Clemantis.
You might look that up and see if the close up matches yours.
Mine has very small flowers and I do not recall seeing the stamens as large as yours, but cannot tell how much of a closeup you have.
Does it smell sweet? If so, I believe it may be white honeysuckle:
http://ferenc.biz/1999-most-beautiful-lonicera-honeysuckle-flowers-photos.html

raccoon

(31,517 posts)
7. Yes, it's blooming right now and smells sweet.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:18 PM
Aug 2012

I don't think it is honeysuckle, though--the shape of the flower is different.

Wish I'd gotten a closer shot.


dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
9. Look up something called "star Jasmine".
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 04:34 PM
Aug 2012

The clemantis I have that is white and makes the same kind of prolific cover, climbs everything, has very very small flowers and the smell is not very noticeable, but in the heat the whole spread of it gives off a faint perfume.
I remember seeing a similar thing called Star Jasmine, long ago.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
11. aah..Confederate Jasmine..
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 10:05 AM
Aug 2012

Yes, I had forgotten the other name. Funny what sticks in the memory vaults of a creaky brain.

btw..there is an azalea that can look like that flower, and it has the smell of a honeysuckle,,VERY sweet smell.
We had on at the edge of our property but it apparently died during a cold snap. I was blown away by the power of the fragrance.

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