Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vines
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
502
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-127-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm10.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
Palmate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
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Plant Tolerance
Drought, Sun
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
Persian Buttercup
In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Asian bittersweet
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Asian bittersweet
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
ranúnculo
In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Asian bittersweet
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Celastrales
Ranunculales
Family
Celastraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Celastrus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Celastroideae
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Number of Species
40600
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27800
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