bush honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Small yellow flowers open in early to late summer and turn orange or purplish-red with age. The leaves turn yellow to red in fall. It suckers freely and forms broad thickets, so give it room.
Pairs well with Brown-eyed Susan, Sedge, and Royal fern.
Native range
Eastern North America.