Diervilla sessilifolia

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Synonyms

Weigela sessilifolia

Shrubs
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A thicket-forming shrub, spreading by suckers. The mid-green leaves are up to 18cm long, oval withtapered tips, and bronze tinged when young. Small clusters of sulphur-yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with protruding stamens are produced in summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

1-1.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres
Max Height
1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H5

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Suckering
Genus
Diervilla are are suckering deciduous shrubs with simple ovate to lance-shaped leaves and axillary or terminal clusters of tubular yellow flowers in summer
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
SE USA

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grows well in a woodland setting in sun or partial shade. Suckering habit can help stabilise banks and slopes

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings, or separate suckers in late winter

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Low Maintenance
  • Banks and slopes

Pruning

Pruning group 6

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free