Black Huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata Shrub Zones 3–7 1–3 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands, sandy barrens and the forest understory in the wild.
A native we do not grow
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera. Shrub, 2 to 4 feet, zones 3 to 7; full sun, part shade or shade; dry or average ground.
We do not grow northern bush honeysuckle, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Other names | Dwarf bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, life-of-man, yellow flowered upright honeysuckle |
|---|---|
| Form | Shrub |
| Height, feet | 2 to 4 |
| Spread, feet | Up to 4 |
| Zones | 3 to 7 |
| Sun | Full sun, part shade or shade |
| Soil moisture | Dry or average ground |
| Growth | Fast |
| Leaves | Deciduous |
| Traits | Showy flowers, fall color, wildlife value, hedge or screen, erosion control |
| Flowers | June to August |
| Fruit | Capsules, September |
| Pollination | Needs a second, unrelated plant. Northern bush honeysuckle rejects its own pollen, so it sets seed only when insects bring pollen from another clonal patch. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Ground | Rocky ground, dry uplands, sandy barrens and the forest understory |
| Native in | 24 states |
Northern bush honeysuckle is native in 24 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America and NatureServe Explorer. The USDA PLANTS Database also records it growing wild beyond that range in Alabama, where it is naturalized, not native.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it flowers and fruits, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place How many to plant for a crop of seed Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its height How a big one scores by the champion-tree formula
For the same ground, we grow
These shrubs we grow share the most of northern bush honeysuckle's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum Shrub Zones 5–9 5–15 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands, sandy barrens and the forest understory in the wild.
Downy Arrowwood
Viburnum rafinesqueanum Shrub Zones 3–8 3–10 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands and the forest understory in the wild.
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium Shrub Zones 3–8 3–6 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands and the forest understory in the wild.
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Shrub Zones 4–8 4–10 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands and the forest understory in the wild.
Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana Shrub Zones 5–9 10–20 ft
Shares rocky ground, dry uplands and the forest understory in the wild.
Read from
Its figures come from Silvics of North America, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Morton Arboretum, the Wildflower Center, the Forest Service's Fire Effects Information System, University of Minnesota Extension, the University of Maine's extension, Trees and Shrubs Online and the USDA PLANTS Database.