| Southern bush honeysuckle | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Diervilla sessilifolia Buckley | |
Diervilla sessilifolia, the southern bush honeysuckle, a member of the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae which blooms in summer, is a perennial shrub found in the Great Smoky Mountains and the southern Appalachian Mountains. Southern bush honeysuckle can be found growing on bluffs, along slopes and stream banks, and bordering woodlands. It is a threatened species in Tennessee.
This compact, deciduous shrub, typically growing three to five feet tall, spreads by suckering in zones 4 to 8. 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.
References
- 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
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Diervilla sessilifolia |
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