Diervilla sessilifolia

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
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Diervilla
Species:	D. sessilifolia
Binomial name
Diervilla sessilifolia Buckley

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.

Closeup of bloom

References

1. "Diervilla sessilifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. "- University of Tennessee Herbarium". Archived from the original on 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
3. USDA Plants Profile
4. "Diervilla sessilifolia - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
5. "Tennessee Rare Plant List" (PDF). Tennessee.gov.
6. "Diervilla sessilifolia". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-30.

• 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