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Plants for a Mary Garden: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) Our Lady’s Fingers

Karen Meyers November 4, 2025 0 Comments

The link between woodbine and the Virgin Mary rests on the physical characteristics of the plant and Christian legend. The tubular flowers resemble slender fingers and may symbolize Mary’s gentle…

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Plant Profile: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum)

Karen Meyers May 26, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as European honeysuckle, this twining deciduous shrub has a vine-like growth habit. It is native to woodlands, hedgerows and scrublands of Europe, North Africa and western Asia and…

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Plant Profile: Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Karen June 16, 2021 0 Comments

This vigorous deciduous woody vine, also known as woodbine, is native to eastern and central North America south to Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats including forests,…

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