Botanist Charlie Deam: No Fan of the Honeysuckle

A close-up of blooming honeysuckle flowers with pale yellow and pink tubular petals, delicate filaments, and lush green leaves in the background. The image captures the intricate, fragrant beauty of the honeysuckle plant.

“I cannot tell you in words how I regard this vine. Your question is, does it propagate from seed? I do not believe it does.” June 29, 1951 On this day, the botanist Charles Clemon Deam replied to an inquiry about the honeysuckle.   Charles wrote: That [plant’s] name is to me the same as…

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