Diervilla

{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae}}

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|name = Bush honeysuckle

|image = Hortus Cliffortianus Diervilla.png

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|taxon = Diervilla

|authority = Tourn. ex Mill.{{Cite web|title=Diervilla Tourn. ex Mill. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6071-1|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Plants of the World Online}}

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Diervilla, or bush honeysuckle, is a genus of three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, all indigenous to eastern North America. The genus is named after a French surgeon Dr. Marin Diereville, who introduced the plant to Europe around 1700.

The bush honeysuckles are low in height, {{cvt|1|–|2|m|ft|0}}, of small to medium diameter, {{cvt|1|–|2|m|ft|0}}, and develop into colonies by means of spreading underground rhizomes. Their leaves are simple, opposite and either oval or lanceolate in shape with a toothed edge. The fall color varies between yellow, orange and red. Small tubular flowers, typically pale yellow, are produced in June and July.