Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): Wintercreeper, Climbing Euonymus, Fortune’s Spindle Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: This plant can either be a liana (i.e., a woody plant with a vine-like growth form) or a shrub (i.e., a woody plant with several stems growing from the base). This is the shrub version. I doContinue reading “Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei Turcz. Hand.-Maz.)”
Category Archives: Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)
Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): Burningbush, Eastern Wahoo, Burning Bush, Wahoo, Waahoo, Whahoo, Spindle Tree Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant including pictures of the flower, Click Here. Similar Species: Hearts-A-Burstin (Euonymus americanus L.)
Hearts-A-Burstin (Euonymus americanus L.)
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Synonym(s): American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo Base Flower Color: Green, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: Recognized more by its seed pod than its tiny flower. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. var. atropurpureus)