Connu comme étant toxique - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Source: Donna Bos
Plant Names
Diervilla lonicera
Northern Bush-honeysuckle
Dièreville chèvrefeuille
Synonyms
bush-honeysuckle
herbe bleue
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Jaune
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 3,0 feet
Max Width: 3,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Tolerates boulevard garden conditions
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates sandy conditions
Tolerates acidic soil conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Northern Bush-honeysuckle is a great addition to the dry shade garden. Both softwood and hardwood cuttings will readily root, and the shrub will sucker forming colonies. The spring emerging leaves are a beautiful bronze color, and the fall foliage turns beautiful red.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Diervilla lonicera
-
Hemaris aethra
Bumblebee clearwing -
Hemaris diffinis
Snowberry Clearwing - Sphinx du Chèvrefeuille -
Hemaris gracilis
Slender Clearwing - Sphinx Gracieux -
Hemaris thysbe
Hummingbird Clearwing - Sphinx Colibri
Specialized Bees Supported by Diervilla lonicera
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Sorbaria sorbifolia (False spirea)
- Lonicera (Non-Native Honeysuckle)
- Diervilla (Non-Native Honeysuckle)
- Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honesuckle Vine)
- Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by January
- Stratification duration: 90 days
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown and slightly open
- Harvesting:
- Ouvrir la gousse, enlever les graines
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.