Diervilla sessilifolia, the southern bush honeysuckle,[1] a member of the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae which blooms in summer, is a perennial shrub found in the Great Smoky Mountains[2][3] and the southern Appalachian Mountains.[4] Southern bush honeysuckle can be found growing on bluffs, along slopes and stream banks, and bordering woodlands. It is a threatened species in Tennessee.[5]
| Southern bush honeysuckle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Diervilla |
| Species: | D. sessilifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Diervilla sessilifolia Buckley
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This compact, deciduous shrub, typically growing three to five feet tall, spreads by suckering in zones 4 to 8.[6] It is drought tolerant, grows in full sun as well as partial shade, and works best in a woodland garden.
D. sessilifolia has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting bumblebees and hummingbirds.[7]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Diervilla sessilifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "- University of Tennessee Herbarium". Archived from the original on 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile
- ^ "Diervilla sessilifolia - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Tennessee Rare Plant List" (PDF). Tennessee.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Diervilla sessilifolia". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ "Planting Guides" (PDF). Pollinator.org. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 309, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5