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    Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'

    Also Known As

    • Southern Bush Honeysuckle

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 3'-5'
    • W: 4'-6'

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly' plant details

    Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with burgundy and green foliage. In spring and summer cream and yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - shade and regular - occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: caprifoliaceae
    Foliage: deciduous burgundy and green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream and yellow blooms in spring and summer

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - shade
    Watering frequency: regular - occasional
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    An American native taken to Holland and returned as a neat, compact (not floppy) 3-5 footer with rich yellow flowers held in upright clusters May-July; nice yellow to red fall color. S-Sh/M-D

    By: Forestfarm

    A selection by the great Dutch plantsmen Pieter Zwinenburg, (one of only a handful of people who can walk around the production houses at Arrowhead and recognize virtually everything without reading the labels) rich yellow flowers held in upright clusters above neat well branched foliage that does not flop. This is a great shrub for dry shady locations.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Gardening facts about Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly' plant

    How to Grow Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • burgundy

    • Flower Color

      • cream
      • yellow

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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