Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Dasiphora fruticosa syn. Potentilla fruticosa

Diervilla lonicera

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Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Shrubby Cinquefoil is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. This hardy species is densely covered with leaves and produces pale to bright yellow buttercup-shaped flowers terminally on the stems.

Flowering typically occurs from early to late summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular ornamental shrub choice and is capable of growing on a variety of sites.

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.