Bush Honeysuckle - Dwarf

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Bush Honeysuckle - Dwarf

This low mounding shrub is great for drier sites and well-drained areas in partial shade. Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle makes nice mass plantings because of its short height and quick growth rate. Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle, 'Diervilla lonicera', is a vigorous, spreading plant that exhibits an abundance of small, tube shaped, yellow flowers in late spring to early summer. This shrub is excellent for bank plantings because its roots will help retain the soil. The red, orange, and yellow colors of the bronze tinted foliage becomes bright and very welcome in the fall. It is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. ... additional information

 

Burning Bush-Bursting Heart In the spring and summer this shrub quietly takes the back seat to other seasonal color. Native. If you'll plant this shrub with some room to grow, it will delight you with its fullness and profusion of fall "hearts. " The lower limbs can be removed up to 2' or so and ground covers (foam flower, green and gold, ginger, etc. Grows 4-6'. ) planted to carpet the ground beneath.

Bush Honeysuckle - Dwarf