Gardening
Related: About this forumCan 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.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Off to check, BRB....
An invasive species!
raccoon
(31,517 posts)juajen
(8,515 posts)Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)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)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)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)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)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.
raccoon
(31,517 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)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.
Looks like
'Star Jasmine'