Diervilla sessilifolia
southern bush honeysuckle
Notes:
By "edible flowers" I really mean the nectar, kind of like a real honeysuckle. Bronze new growth.
Intolerant of salt and poorly-drained clay, but that's about it. Suggested for inhospitable exposed sunny sites. Native to the mountains and the piedmont.
Sources: Sunset, Missouri BG, Dirr, NCSU, UConn, Bir.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
clay tolerant
drought tolerant
easy to grow
edible flowers
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:foundation
use:groundcover
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:rock garden
use:screen
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant
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