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IMALlama lemmy.world IMALlama@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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a honey bee with dabbles of pollen on it gathers nectar from a small fragrant white flower

I have no idea what this bush is called, but for three or so weeks out of the year it smells fantastic. Very sweet smelling.

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SavinDWhales lemmy.world SavinDWhales@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-14
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Could be wild privet... I only know it as "Liguster", but Wikipedia gave me that English page...

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IMALlama lemmy.world IMALlama@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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Could be wild privet... I only know it as "Liguster", but Wikipedia gave me that English page...

Privets do look visually similar. Our plant is probably related, but I'm not sure if it's a privet proper. I've never seen berries and the leaves are a bit smaller. Evidently privets can be invasive. Ours is certainly hardy, but I've never seen it trying to spread in the 10 years we've lived here.

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gasgiant lemmy.ml gasgiant@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-08-08
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My best guess would be honeysuckle. Usually smell great and they look like the right sort of flowers.

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
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I don't know the name either but it looks like the one our neighbors had that we called the bee bush because bees loved it. And it smells so delicious!

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not lemmy.dbzer0.com not@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-03-28
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According to Plantnet it is Ligustrum Ovalifolium

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