bush honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Sulfur yellow
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green, purple/lavender, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) is a shrub for borders, hedges, naturalized areas, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, loamy or clay soil. Sulfur-yellow flowers open in early to late summer and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It spreads by suckers to form colonies, so give it room.
Pairs well with Butterfly milkweed, Blue grama, and Gaura.
Native range
Southeastern United States.