Mature Diervilla x 'Kodiak® Fresh' grown in 3-gallon pots.
Young Diervilla x 'Kodiak® Fresh' with flower buds, grown in a 3-gallon pot.
Close-up of red-tinted light green foliage of Diervilla x 'Kodiak® Fresh'.

Diervilla x splendens 'Kodiak® Fresh' (Southern Bush Honeysuckle) Unity Grown

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Diervilla x splendens Kodiak® Fresh is a strikingly neon hybrid cultivar of Diervilla, also called bush honeysuckle. The Diervilla x splendens hybrid is a result of crossing southern bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) and mountain bush honeysuckle (Diervilla rivularis), which share a native range within the US Southeast. The Kodiak® Fresh cultivar is specifically noted for its eye-catching chartreuse and orange-red foliage, which is especially saturated in the spring and fall. In mid-summer, Diervilla x splendens Kodiak® Fresh produces profuse, bright yellow, honeysuckle-like flowers that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators, contrasting beautiful with the plants' dark foliage; in the late summer and fall, flowers turn to small, seedy fruits, which are attractive to a number of songbird species.

Diervilla x splendens is a highly adaptable shrub for any small garden space that combines the best attributes of both parent species; growing to a medium size of about 2-3' tall and about as wide, Kodiak® Fresh tolerates poor and rocky soils, as well as drought, and is resistant to deer damage and soil erosion. Though this bush honeysuckle requires medium-dry, well-drained soils, it is not at all picky about light level or soil consistency, and grows great anywhere from full shade to full sun. Note: Although Diervilla x splendens is referred to as bush honeysuckle, it is a North American native species, and shouldn't be confused with Japanese bush honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica, which is considered invasive in many parts of the US.

Native to U.S.
Mature Plant Height: Short: 12-29" and Medium: 30-48"
Deciduous
Sun to Shade-Wide Tolerance, Sun (6+ hours), Part Shade/Sun (4-6 hours of sun), and Full Shade (less than 4 hours of sun)
Soil Moisture: Wide Tolerance, Medium to Dry, and Well-drained
Soil Type: Wide Tolerance and Average
Bloom Time: Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Foliage color: Green, Yellow, and Purple
Features: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Host Plant for Butterflies or Moths, Attracts Birds, Fall Color, and Erosion Control
Tolerances: Dry Shade Tolerant, Shade Tolerant, Deer Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, and Wet Soil Tolerant
Garden Type: Pollinator Garden, Woodland Garden, Container, Small Space, Foundation Planting, Border/Screen, Meadow, and Rock Garden

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