Southern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia
Easy suckering shrub with sulfur-yellow tubular flowers all summer and bronzy new growth. Excellent erosion control for banks in sun or shade.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, GA, NC, SC, TN