Diervilla 'Mountaineer Wasabi'
Diervilla 'Mountaineer Wasabi' is a bold low growing shrub with bright chartreuse green foliage that holds its color through the growing season and soft yellow tubular flowers that appear in early to midsummer. Its naturally mounded habit and high adaptability make it a strong choice for borders, mass plantings, and naturalized areas while adding reliable season long color contrast.
Height & Spread: 24 - 36 in x 36 - 48 in
Bloom Time: Early to midsummer
Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Preference: Adaptable; tolerates average to poor soils
Watering Needs: Low; drought tolerant once established
Deer Resistance: Deer resistant
Native Status
This shrub is native to eastern North America and is valued for its toughness, adaptability, and support of pollinators in a wide range of landscape conditions.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Bees
- Highly attractive to native bees and bumblebees which forage heavily on the small tubular flowers in early to midsummer.
Butterflies
- Visited by a range of butterflies including skippers and swallowtails which use it as a reliable nectar source during peak bloom.
Hummingbirds
- Draws hummingbirds to its tubular flowers which provide accessible nectar in sunny woodland edges and open plantings.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations
- Space 36 - 48 in apart to allow for natural spreading and full shrub development.
Landscape Placement
- Excellent for mass plantings, slopes, and naturalized borders where its bright foliage can contrast with darker greens and provide season long interest.
Companion Plants
- Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) - Provides seasonal contrast with dark foliage, white spring flowers, and black fruit in fall.
- Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) - Adds upright native grass texture and warm seasonal color in fall.
- Itea virginica 'Little Henry' (Sweetspire) - Brings fragrant white flower spikes and strong fall color for extended interest.
- Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Black Eyed Susan) - Delivers long lasting golden blooms that complement the chartreuse foliage.
- Amsonia hubrichtii (Bluestar) - Adds fine textured foliage and brilliant golden fall color for seasonal contrast.