Diervilla floribunda

Read about Diervilla floribunda in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Diervilla floribunda, Sieb. & Zucc. (D. multiflora, Lem.). Shrub, to 8 ft.: lvs. oblong-ovate or elliptic, acuminate, serrate, sparingly pubescent above, more densely beneath: fls. 1-3, usually sessile, mostly crowded at the end of short branchlets; corolla rather gradually narrowed toward the base, pubescent outside, brownish crimson in the bud, changing to dark or bright crimson; lobes about 5 tunes shorter than the tube; style exserted. May, June. Japan. S.Z. 32. I.H. 10:383.—Vigorously growing shrub, with rather small but abundant fls. Var. grandiflora, Rehd. (W. arborescens, Hort.). Fls. rather large, brownish crimson. Var. versicolor, Rehd. (D. versicolor, Sieb. & Zucc.) Fls. greenish white at first, changing to crimson. S.Z. 33. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.