Southern Bush-Honeysuckle

Diervilla sessilifolia Caprifoliaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Long Island South to GA and AL

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Polly Hill Arboretum, Bailey Nurseries, G. Duncan Himmelman

Description

Low-growing, suckering, 3' to 5' tall and 3' to 5' or more wide, spreading deciduous shrub. Foliage isglossy dark green; flowers sulphur-yellow, 1/2" long, borne in 2" to 3" diameter, 3- to 7-flowered cymes on the current season's growth in June and July into August.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

hardiness