Plant Details
Euonymus alatus
Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush, Winged Wahoo
Scientific Name: |
Euonymus alatus |
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Genus: |
Euonymus |
Species Epithet: |
alatus |
Common Name: |
Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush, Winged Wahoo |
Plant Type |
Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) |
Native/Alien: |
Not Native to US |
Invasive Status: |
Rank 2 - Significant Threat (*Key) |
Size: |
3-6 ft., 6-12 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow, Green |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Suburban woodlands. Weakley (2015) shows it as a rare non-native throughout NC, but it is spreading. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Recommended for home landscapes |
Notes: |
Native of east Asia, this plant is widely sold in the landscape trade, and is highly invasive. |
Young Plants Showing Fall Color It's perfectly plain why it would be a desirable garden plant - just check this autumn color!
Black Mountain |
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Colony Showing Fall Color Here is a young mother plant, towering over my head. Very pretty! Note all the teenage plants to either side, however. They also are mothers. :(
Black Mountain |
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Seeds Here are the seeds in the autumn, all the little red ovals. The plants are full of them.
Black Mountain |
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Invasive Infants Marked with yellow in the photo, infants at the end of their first season, are only several inches tall. As far as I can tell every seed is good and all the infants healthy. I've never seen a dead infant other than the ones I pulled up and killed. The seeds go everywhere. :(
Black Mountain |
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Links: |
https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3023 Bird-Friendly Native Plants |
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