Honeysuckle and Basil Flower

[Wendianne]

I was at my friend Brenda's a few days ago and got some gorgeous pictures of her honeysuckle, and a cute shot on my own patio of what I thought was a basil plant from last year that is flowering.

Thx Wendianne
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[leonaashlee]

Very pretty Wendianne...and Welcome. Honeysuckle smells so beautiful...lucky you

[Litchfield Hills]

Very pretty - however, that is not basil. I grow basil in my garden, and I am constantly removing flowers. Once they start flowering, they stop leafing out, and the leaves are the tasty part!

[Wendianne]

Last year I bought some herbs and put them in a pot, the cilantro came back, the squirrels ate the parsley this spring, and a plant that I thought was basil started growing with the big leaves that looked like basil. The cilantro grew and flowered and seeded, but I became suspicious about the supposed basil when these pink flowers started on them. I know nothing about identifying plants, but this is probably one of those "weeds" that when they come out look like they might be something and turn out to be a weed with pretty flowers on them. I never really was to sure if this was basil this year so I guess I'm lucky I didn't try to cook spaghetti!!

Thx Wendianne

[Wendianne]

Here's a picture of the plant in the pot...

[Chewys Dad]

Very pretty! We grow honeysuckle one the side of our water tank housing in Thailand, but I've never seen the colors you have.
Thanks for Sharing these
Michael.

[m.c.adams]

Welcome to the forum, Wendy. Your pics are very nice. I really like the second shot. Very pretty.
Mark

[Wendianne]

Thank you all for the kind comments

I love honeysuckle, but I'd never seen this color combo before either, usually the color is not so vibrant and varied.

Thx Wendianne