Diervilla x splendens Mountaineer® Lava Flow™ (‘Nonwolf’)

Perennials & Ground Covers
Diervilla x splendens Mountaineer® Lava Flow™ ('Nonwolf')

Blooming Time

June
July

Exposure

True
Full Sun
True
Light Shade
True
Moderate Shade

Quick to leaf out in early spring in shades of coppery-purple, Lava Flow’s foliage contrasts perfectly with its yellow trumpet-shaped summer-borne flowers, which arise at the tips of upright oriented greenish-maroon seeds which become increasingly neon-crimson as the season progresses. By fall, they provide perfect contrast to the foliage which has darkened to deeper shades of purple as the season progresses. Lava Flow5 is effective as a large scale groundcover, hedge or backdrop plant and thrives in well drained soils with companions.

Details

Hardiness Zone:

4

Blossom Color:

Yellow to Chartreuse

Growth Habit:

Shrubby

Max Height:

4'

Texture:

Coarse Texture

Recommended Spacing:

4' to 4½'

We sell this plant in these containers:

#2 Pot
#2 Pot

Special Characteristics

True
Moderate Area
True
Salt Tolerant
True
Drought Tolerant
True
Native Hybrid
True
Hummingbird
True
Bees
True
Large Area
True
Sandy Soil Tolerant
True
Hortech Original
Controls Erosion

Features

Emerges early with coppery-purple foliage, yellow trumpet-shaped flowers, in fall seed clusters turn from green-maroon to a neon-crimson, contrasting with deep purple autumn foliage.

Landscape Value

Large scale ground cover, hedge, or backdrop plant. Thrives in well-drained soils with numerous companions.

Care

Watering:

Mountaineer® Lava Flow™ Bush Honeysuckle is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.

Fertilizing:

Mountaineer® Lava Flow™ Bush Honeysuckle is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.

Pruning:

Mountaineer® Lava Flow™ Bush Honeysuckle sets its flower buds in summer, and any pruning should be conducted in April, immediately after winter.

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