2 Flower ids

[Jax]

Hiya, I have noticed 2 flowers pop up in different areas of the garden and was wandering if anyone knows what they are? Also can the purple one be dug up and moved??

Any help would be great

[Flummery]

First 2 pics - periwinkle - hard to control! Next pics look like a honeysuckle. It might be one of those with the pale creamy flowers - not very exciting to look at but good for scent.

[its hilly]

The purple one is a periwinkle, and spreads like stink unless its roots are confined. Very pretty and quite hardy. I've dug it up in flower before, it usualy survives. No idea what the other one is though.

[Nicos]

I love periwinkle and have carefully transplanted it into all my gardens from my MIL's over the years.
Yes- it does spread a bit, but easily dug out.
I love it cos it greens up early and is a lovely bit of colour once the daffs have gone!

Second one- is it growing from the base of that tree/shrub? Almost looks like suckers from a lilac tree!
...but I'd go with honeysuckle too!

[Jax]

thankyou, just looked up periwinkle and I definitely think its that. Will give digging it up a go, there are ALOT of them growing.

[grannymem]

Periwinkle and honeysuckle are my bets. Both pretty but straggly too!

[Jax]

It seems to be seperate. I love honeysuckle so that would be fab!!

[Jax]

Can I move honeysuckle???

[Nicos]

I've carefully moved 3 of mine.
Looks like only one has made it
I'd have thought it'd be very difficult to get it out from the base of those large stems.

[Jax]

Ive just had a look and its bottom is actually away from the tree but has come forward to the tree presumably for light

[Mac]

Hi All, I've now learnt that I've got a variagated periwinkle! I was wondering what it was! i was given a small bit last year from a friend and now have 5 plants all going great guns. All I did was pull up a runner when it rooted and then cut it from the "mother" plant and planted it somewhere else. It's doing really well covering up a couple of really ugly walls now. If anyone wants some just let me know and I can send a bit with roots to you!

[T8Ter]

You can take softwood cuttings easily from honeysuckle Jax (as a bit of security if you do try and move it)

[Jax]

cheers, I have failed at most of my cuttings so may end up needing some more advice for that

[T8Ter]

Here you go, copied pasted from the web, explains better than I would


The best time is when new growth starts to appear in the spring, although if there is green growth, you can do it indoors most anytime of the year. Cut a length of green, "soft wood" growth from the end of one (or several) of the vines, making sure to get several sets of leaves. Strip the leaves from the end of the cutting nearest the cut end. You should have one or two leaf nodes bare and one or two sets of leaves left on the vine. At this point you have a couple of options.
One method is to dip the cutting in rooting hormone and place it in damp potting soil or other rooting medium.
The other method is to place the cutting in a vase of water and allow the roots to develope that way. If you go with the water method, be sure to change the water regularly to prevent rot