Grows best in part sun to shade in medium-dry to dry soils.

Dark-green leaves change from yellow to red in autumn. Small, bell-shaped flowers are yellow-green at first, becoming orange or purplish-red. - Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

Grows up to 3’ in height and blooms in June, July and August.

The leaves are hosts for the caterpillars of theHummingbird (or Snowberry) Clearwing moth Hemaris diffinis.

The classic Honeysuckle flower is a favorite of bees.

- Prairie Moon Nursery

This is the ideal plant to fill in woodland edges after the removal of invasive species. It can spread rather aggressively by rhizomes - so not ideal for the garden - but at the farm we have lots of Morrow’s honeysuckle and black swallowwort we are working to remove. I just love when the Dwarf bush honeysuckle moves it’s way into the gap left by an invasive we have pulled.