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Caprifoliaceae
Bush-honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Also known as Lonicera diervilla, Diervilla acadiensis, Diervilla lutea, Dwarf bush honeysuckle
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Part Shade · Wildlife Garden · Woodland · Deciduous · Pollinator · Low Maintenance · Eastern Us Native
Bush-honeysuckle is a tough, low-maintenance native shrub that thrives in partial shade and average moisture. Water regularly during establishment, then it becomes largely self-sufficient. It is an excellent choice for woodland edges, naturalized areas, or shaded borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist; allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.8–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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