Bush Honeysuckle - Dwarf

$16.95

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. The red, orange, and yellow colors of the bronze tinted foliage becomes bright and very welcome in the fall. Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle makes nice mass plantings because of its short height and quick growth rate. It is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. This low mounding shrub is great for drier sites and well-drained areas in partial shade. This shrub is excellent for bank plantings because its roots will help retain the soil. ... additional info

Butterfly Bush - White Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom, but consider leaving final blooms in place to facilitate reseeding. Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. The White Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii 'Alba', is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. This deciduous bush becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. Does poorly in wet conditions. In USDA Zones 5 and 6, this plant will often die to the ground in winter and therefore is often grown in the manner of an herbaceous perennial.