Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Diervilla sessilifolia
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Hardy shrub to 5′. Southern Bush Honeysuckle. Eastern North America and southwards to Alabama. A charming, tough, native shrub. Opposite leaves with veins flushed red and a reddish tinge to the stems. The flowers are sulphur yellow, tubular, and split halfway into five equal petals that curl outward. These grow in bunches from the axils of the topmost sets of leaves, much like the true honeysuckles. Blooms summer to early fall. Sun. 3 & T1
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