Ninebark vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Ninebark vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Physocarpus opulifolius

Diervilla lonicera

CUSTOM GROW

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Ninebark
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Ninebark is a small, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or colour to any yard.

It features flaky, cinnamon-brown bark, attractive white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Ninebark Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: high


Flowers: small white clusters
Flowers: yellow to red
Berries: small pink to purple berry like follicles
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle