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Diervilla lonicera
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
USDA Zone
3-7
Conditions
Tolerant of dry, well drained, acidic soils
Size
Growth Habit
Bloom Season
3-5 ft
Suckering small shrub
June July August, small yellow trumpet flowers turn red over time
Uses
Suitable for roadside, forest edge habitat and bank stabilitzation
USDA NATIVE
RANGE MAP
Features
Beautiful orange to red foliage when first
growing and reddish to purple fall foliage
Some Value
Medium Value
High Value
Larval Host Potential
Fawn Sphinx Moth
Laurel Sphinx
Snowberry Clearwing
Harris's Three Spot
Pollinator Potential
Bumblebees
Leaf Cutter Bees
Hummingbird moths
Hummingbirds
Wildlife Potential
Edge habitat plant
Thicket forming for bird habitat
Birds consume the dry, unassuming berries
Deer and Moose browse foliage
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