Diervilla rivularis, the Georgia bush honeysuckle, is native to the Appalachians and is endangered in its native habitat. It is distinguished from the other species by the hairy reddish twigs and underside of the leaves. The lemon yellow flowers are produced in mid-summer and attract hummingbirds and bees. It has a rounded habit and can grow to 5’ in height. KODIAK™ Black, the darkest of the KODIAK series, has foliage that is a dark, dark red, almost black, with just a thin central vein of green. The color becomes more red in autumn. The patent of this cultivar is assigned to Spring Meadow Nursery in Michigan, selected in 2011. The bush honeysuckles, in the genus Diervilla, are small native American shrubs that are not the same as the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera, but they are related to weigelas.