1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vines
1.3 Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Sun
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
7.2 Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
7.2.1 In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
7.2.2 In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
7.2.3 In French
Asian bittersweet
7.2.4 In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
7.2.5 In Greek
Asian bittersweet
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
7.2.7 In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
7.2.8 In Latin
Asian bittersweet
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Celastrales
8.5 Family
Celastraceae
8.6 Genus
Celastrus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Celastroideae
8.10 Number of Species