Diervilla x splendens is a hybrid between Diervilla lonicera and Diervilla sessilifolia. The name was published in 1853 and this cross has led to a number of cultivars known for reddish new growth and compact habits. KODIAK Orange was chosen from the same nursery field in Pennsylvania as KODIAK Red in 2009. The new leaves are a brighter shade of red-orange. Plants have dense foliage, with upward and outward growth. Fall color is orange. The bush honeysuckles are small native American shrubs that are unrelated to the weedy honeysuckles in the genus Lonicera. They can be recognized the opposite, toothed leaves along slender twigs and clusters of tubular yellow flowers with long stamens and pistils protruding from the flowers. The fruit is a dry capsule with long filaments.