Shrubs · 1 variety
Diervilla (Bush Honeysuckle)
Kodiak Jet Black is a bush honeysuckle — a tough cousin of our native diervilla with near-black leaves all season and small yellow flowers the bees work. Takes sun or part shade and dry soil in stride.
- Light
- Sun or part shade
- Height
- 36–48″
- Spread
- 36–48″
- Hardiness
- Zones 3–8 hardy here
- Blooms
- Jun–Aug
- Deer
- Deer may browse it
- Pollinators
- Bees and butterflies work it
- Containers
- Best in the ground
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA list ask us
Hardiness & bloom: yellow flowers through summer; the dark foliage is the main show from spring to frost.
Fills the middle of a bed or a foundation planting — dark foliage that sets off everything around it.
The Diervilla (Bush Honeysuckle) we grow
Every variety we grow. Photos are going up through the season. Tap the on any variety to save it to your list. Availability changes daily — call (763) 742-8774 for what’s on the bench today.
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