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Diervilla lonicera Mill.

Northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle

Low bush honeysuckle is not actually a honeysuckle, but it is a low bush. It is a North American native.

Plants: Shrubs are 2–4′ (60–120 cm), with branches that are close to the ground. Bark is gray to light reddish brown.

Leaves: Opposite, toothed, ovate to elliptical, 1½–4 ⨉ ¾–1¾″ (4–10 ⨉ 2–5 cm). They are initially yellow-green, turning to yellow and orange and finally to red. Often they are not fully symmetrical.

Flowers: Flowers are bell-shaped, yellow-green at first, becoming orange or purplish-red, about ½–¾″ (1.3–1.9 cm) in size.

Fruits: Fruits are dry, woody capsules, appearing in June or early July.

Habitats: Exposed, rocky sites; dry to mesic, well-drained soils; sandy thickets.

Online References:

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Diervilla diervilla (L.) MacMill.， nom. inval.
Diervilla lonicera Mill. var. hypomalaca Fernald

 

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Ver­mont · ≈ 5 × 4½″ (12 × 12 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4½″ (15 × 11 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4½″ (14 × 12 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/22/2012 · Wapack Trail, Pack Monadnock, Peterborough, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 6 × 7″ (15 × 17 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 10 × 7″ (26 × 18 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/28/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 7″ (23 × 16 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Ver­mont · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/21/2025 · Hawk Mountain, Waterford, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/28/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

9/15/2016 · Cadillac Mountain Summit, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

Might be Diervilla rivularis ‘Kodiak® Black’). · 5/12/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Ver­mont · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.6 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 3½ × 3″ (8.6 × 8.4 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/30/2025 · Buck's Ledge Community Forest, Bethel, Maine · ≈ 1¾ × 2″ (4.9 × 5.8 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/21/2025 · Hawk Mountain, Waterford, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 11 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 4½″ (9.2 × 11 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Diervilla lonicera (northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle)

6/15/2017 · Jason’s Cutoff, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 4 × 5″ (10 × 13 cm)

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderDipsacalesIncludes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others
FamilyDiervillaceaeFor Dr. Dièrville, a French surgeon credited with introducing it to Europe about 1700.
GenusDiervillaFor Dr. Dièrville, a French surgeon credited with introducing it to Europe about 1700.
SpeciesloniceraEither Latin for honeysuckle, though this is not a “true” honeysuckle; or named for Adam Lonitzer (1528-1586), a German herbalist, physician and botanist who wrote a standard herbal text that was reprinted many times between 1557 and 1783

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Diervilla lonicera description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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