Burning Red Bushes
Do not hold their popularity against them.
Burning red bushes. Common plants are common for a reason. Euonymus alatus burning bush is a hard to miss plant as it gets bright red foliage during the autumn. An ornamental shrub hardy in u. As the name implies the burning bush has fiery red foliage in the fall after it has been dark green during the spring and summer months.
Let your surrounding soil dry to the touch down to about 2 inches. Burning bush makes a great specimen plant in autumn even when planted singly. The plant is also called winged euonymous because of the ridges that arise on young burning bush growth. Burning bush shrubs are known for their brilliant red fall foliage.
Burning bush growth the arching stems are decorated with clusters of finely pointed leaves that droop appealingly from the branch. Growing to heights of 9 to 12 feet this bush may spread to an equivalent width. Plant your burning bush in an area that receives full to partial sunlight 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day. These disappear after the stems mature.
Homeowners often use this shrub as a privacy screen or to help brighten dark spots in the yard. Burning bush euonymus alatus is grown for its brilliant red fall foliage. Tall 10 pack model 73925 3. While your first reaction would be to remove it you should consider instead rejuvenating your burning bush.
Moreover the corky ridges along the plant s new branches hold snow making the shrub not only a fall standout but also one that affords winter interest in the landscape. Fertilize your burning bush at the. With dark green leaves through spring in late summer the leaves of the euonymus alatus compactus turn to dark burgundy red for the signature fall color. It can grow over 15 feet tall and so needs to be pruned regularly.
What started out as a lovely well shaped shrub can turn into a monster of a plant that is scruffy leggy and sparse. New spring hill nurseries burning bush euonymus hedge kit live bareroot shrubs green foliage turns red in fall 12 in. It also bears reddish orange berries during autumn. Some people find them boring or overused but the versatility of these tough plants makes their case for them.
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