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Euonymus alatus

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Euonymus alatus, known variously as Winged Spindle, Winged Euonymus or Burning Bush, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, in central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The shrub grows to 2.

 


Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Dwarf Winged Euonymus
Celastraceae
Located behind St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

USDA Plants Database
Euonymus alatus is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which winged euonymus has escaped (opens a new window).

#941 Euonymus alatus
Common Names: winged euonymus, winged spindletree, burning bush
Family: Celastraceae (bittersweet Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (3 images) ...

Euonymus alatus
COMMON: Winged Euonymus
LEAVES: Deciduous, 1-3" long, dark green in summer, brilliant red in fall
SIZE: 15 to 20' tall, width similar
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 8
HABIT: Mounded to horizontal ...

Euonymus alatus: winged spindle, burning bush, corkbush, winged euonymus - Remarkable autumn color, with purple-pink leaves and small orange fruits. Originally native to northeastern Asia, it can grow to 15 feet. Hardy in zones 4-8.

Euonymus alatus : Burning Bush - Twigs
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' : Compact Burning Bush - Landscape
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' : Emerald Gaiety Euonymus - Foliage ...

Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus)
This is a deciduous shrub, which grows to a height of 10 to 20 feet and similar spread, depending on the variety. The dark-green foliage turns brilliant red in fall.

Burning Bush, Compact Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus'
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Busy Lizzie, Impatiens Impatiens walleriana
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia, Buddleja)
Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii ...

Burning bush (Euonymus alatus)
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)
Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster)
Dogwood (Cornus)
Enkianthus Enkianthus campanulatus)
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) ...

Winged burning bush (Euonymus alatus)
Zone 4, 2.5 m high x 2 m
Corky, winged bark; small, yellow flowers in spring followed by orange-red fruit; green foliage turns brilliant red in autumn.

Shrubs with exciting autumn tints include: Euonymus alatus and Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki', butter-yellow Hamamelis and the glowing yellows, oranges and reds of Cotinus coggygria, Berberis thunbergii and Enkianthus campanulatus.

Sweetspire (Itea virginica) - maroon
European Cranberrybush Viburnum (Viburnum opulus) - maroon
Doublefile Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum var tomentosum) - maroon
Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) - red ...

See also: Euonymus, Burning bush, Green, Orange, May