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Caprifoliaceae
Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Bonds of friendship.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Diervilla
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, adaptable to rocky soils
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Native bush honeysuckle is not invasive, unlike its Asian cousins that have become major ecological problems in North America.
- The flowers change color from pale yellow to deep orange-red as they age, creating a multicolored display on the same plant.
- It was named after French surgeon Marin Dierville, who brought the plant from Canada to France in the early 1700s.
- The plant spreads by suckering to form dense colonies, making it excellent for stabilizing slopes and preventing erosion.
- Its tubular flowers are specifically adapted for pollination by bumblebees, whose long tongues can reach the nectar inside.
Color meanings
0
devotion
1
generosity
2
sweetness