Plant Details

Euonymus alatus

Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush, Winged Wahoo

Scientific Name:	Euonymus alatus
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 © MB Baumeister
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 © MB Baumeister
Seeds Here are the seeds in the autumn, all the little red ovals. The plants are full of them. Black Mountain © MB Baumeister
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 © MB Baumeister
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=3023 Bird-Friendly Native Plants