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Burning Bush vs Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Euonymus alatus

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Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Burning Bush

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.

Burning Bush is a unique shrub whose leaves turn firey red in the fall. You can plant it in rows to make a hedge or on its own. Burning Bush requires little maintenance and thrives in just about any kind of soil, which makes it a good choice for inexperienced growers. Plant it in full sun to get its best fall color.

Select Cultivar: Dwarf Burning Bush is a smaller variety of Burning Bush. This shrub has a compact form and only reaches 4-5ft tall and 4-5ft wide.

Note: Burning Bush is considered an invasive species in eastern North America. Please plant the right tree in the right place.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Burning Bush Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: fiery red
Flowers: yellow to red
Flowers: yellow-green
Berries: reddish purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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