Southern Bush-Honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia
Caprifoliaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Long Island South to GA and AL
Location
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