Another Hortech Original Nativar, Diervilla x splendens Mountaineer® bears light reflective, deep, clear merlot-red foliage borne on deep purple upright stems. This is an eye-catching plant that is uniquely colorful. Like the others in this collection, Merlot subs for Spirea or Weigela, and blooms with yellow trumpets during early to mid-summer and works nicely as a hedge, specimen, soil stabilizer, or bank cover. merlot grows well in any well drained soil and pairs nicely with numerous companions.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Yellow to Chartreuse
Growth Habit:
Shrubby
Max Height:
3½'
Texture:
Coarse Texture
Recommended Spacing:
3½' to 4'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#2 Pot
Special Characteristics
Moderate Area
Salt Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Native Hybrid
Hummingbird
Bees
Large Area
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Hortech Original
Controls Erosion
Features
Light reflective, deep, clear merlot-red foliage borne on deep purple upright stems.
Landscape Value
Works nicely as a hedge, specimen, soil stabilizer, or bank cover.
Care
Watering:
Mountaineer® Merlot 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® Merlot 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® Merlot Bush Honeysuckle sets its flower buds in summer, and any pruning should be conducted in April, immediately after winter.
Companion Plants
Diervilla x splendens Mountaineer® Calico Red (`Nondero’)View
Bush Honeysuckle, Mountaineer® Calico Red
Diervilla x splendens Mountaineer® Keylime (`Noniba’)View
