Melinda Myers

Bush Honeysuckle

Botanical Name

Diervilla lonicera

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

7

Height

3 to 4 feet

Width

3 to 4 feet

Flowers

June to July: yellow, trumpet-shaped

Fall Color

Yellow to orange and sometimes red

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Well-drained, medium to dry

Planting & Care

• Prune after flowering
• Colonizing shrub, plants can be propagated by digging and transplanting suckers
• Great for naturalizing
• Drought tolerant

Varieties

• Diervilla sessilifolia Cool Splash - variegated southern bush honeysuckle, 2 to 3 feet tall, green leaves with yellow to creamy white margins
• Kodiak Orange - new growth is a brilliant orange, excellent yellow to orange fall color
• Kodiak Black - new growth is burgundy, red fall color