Cool Splash® Bush Honeysuckle — Diervilla sessilifolia 'LPDC Podaras'

Cool Splash® Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia 'LPDC Podaras') brightens mixed plantings with cool green leaves edged in cream to crisp white. This compact deciduous shrub forms a dense mound, with variegated foliage that holds its color until frost.

Small, tubular yellow flowers appear at the stem tips from late spring into early summer. This selection of a species native to southeastern North America, including Georgia, adds foliage contrast to borders, woodland gardens and grouped plantings.

Growing details

• Plant type: Deciduous shrub
• Listed height and spread: 2.5–4.5 feet tall and wide
• Spacing: Approximately 3.5 feet apart
• USDA hardiness zones: 4–8
• Light: Full sun to part sun; best foliage color in full sun
• Soil: Well-drained
• Flowers: Small, tubular yellow blooms in late spring to early summer
• Foliage: Green with cream-white margins
• Cultivar: 'LPDC Podaras'

Care and garden use

This low-maintenance shrub tolerates drought and deer browsing. Water regularly and provide good drainage.

Use as an accent, in group plantings, along borders, in wildlife or woodland gardens, or in suitably sized containers. Pair with paper birch, witch hazel or serviceberry where growing conditions suit each plant.

Image credits: First Editions, Cool Splash® Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle.

Plants naturally vary in appearance and may differ from the images shown.