What to plant in place of the Bush Honeysuckle?
28% (or 765 species) of the 2,770 plant species in Missouri are non-native. It’s interesting to note that not all non-native plants are invasive (e.g. Tulip). Only 4% of Missouri’s plant species is invasive. There are several native plants that you can use to replace Bush Honeysuckle. Some of these are “American beautyberry”, “Buttonbush”, “Carolina buckthorn”, “Elder berry”, “Deciduous holly”, and “Flowering dogwood”. You can get more information about plants native to Missouri at www.grownative.org .
