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Diervilla lonicera

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

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  • Product Info

    Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
    Honeysuckle Family
    Northern Bush Honeysuckle grows low in a hedge-like fashion. It has a suckering growth habit and will form a thicket over time. New growth of leaves is burgundy to copper, turning a deep green with age. Clusters of yellowish-green flowers bloom for a long time in late summer and are a bee favorite. It is smaller and more shade tolerant than its very similar relative, Diervilla sessilifolia.
    Blooms: Yellow turning to red, 4-5 weeks, July-Aug
    Leaves: Glossy green leaves have tones of copper and burgundy throughout the growing season
    Height: 2-3’
    Space: 2-4’
    Soil: Average-Dry, poor, rocky, sandy soil, prefers somewhat moister soils in hotter climates
    Exposure: Part sun-Part shade
    Fauna: Big nectar source for bumblebees, also hummingbirds and butterflies, moth host plant, seeds for birds
    Seeds: Hard, dark colored capsules
    Deer Resistance: Moderate
    Zone: 3-10
    Native Status: NC native, uncommon in the Mountains
    Provenance:     WV, seed grown