Nannyberry vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle - TreeTime.ca

Nannyberry vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Viburnum lentago

Diervilla lonicera

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Nannyberry
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Nannyberry is a hardy shrub known for attracting wildlife. Its clusters of white flowers and tasty berries are suitable for bees, birds, and other animals.

Nannyberry is also used in urban yards and landscaping. This shrub makes a beautiful ornamental and is small enough to grow underneath power lines. Its berries can be eaten fresh or used in baking and preserves.

Makes a great hedge or privacy screen in an urban yard. Often has great red fall color to complement its spring flowers.

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.

Nannyberry Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high


Bark: gray and scaly
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellow to red
Berries: red to purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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