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Diervilla sessilifolia
Also called Bush Honeysuckle, Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle
Southern bush honeysuckle is a compact, deciduous, suckering shrub native to the southern Appalachians, typically 3 to 5 feet tall. It is drought tolerant and suits woodland gardens and pollinator plantings.
Diervilla sessilifolia, the southern bush honeysuckle, a member of the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae which blooms in summer, is a perennial shrub found in the Great Smoky Mountains and the southern Appalachian Mountains. Southern bush honeysuckle can be found growing on bluffs, along slopes and stream banks, and bordering woodlands. It is a threatened species in Tennessee.
This compact, deciduous shrub, typically growing three to five feet tall, spreads by suckering in zones 4 to 8. It is drought tolerant, grows in full sun as well as partial shade, and works best in a woodland garden.
Northern bush honeysuckle · Mountain bush honeysuckle · Bush honeysuckle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diervilla sessilifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
