Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
China, Japan, Korea
Types
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Dwarf Burning Bush, Rudy Haag, Eastern Woo
Number of Varieties
15
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes
Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm243.84 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm243.84 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic to oblong
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
12.5 pounds of a 16-4-8 formula fertilizers, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Poisonous, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, Bioremediation of some contaminated sites
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, Antiphlogistic, Antipruritic, Astringent, Blood tonic, Cancer, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Hypoglycaemic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used As Food
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
VALERIANELLA locusta
EUONYMUS alatus
Common Name
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel
Winged euonymus, Burning bush, Winged burning bush, Winged wahoo, Winged spindle-tree
In Hindi
Lamb's Lettuce
Burning Bush Plant
In German
Feldsalat
Brennender Busch Pflanze
In French
Mâche
Bush brûlant des plantes
In Spanish
Miramores
La quema de la planta de Bush
In Greek
Μαρούλι αρνιού
Burning Bush Φυτών
In Portuguese
Alface-de-cordeiro
Bush ardente Planta
In Polish
Roszpunka
Płonącego krzewu roślin
In Latin
Lactuca agni
Planta flammae rubi
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Celastrales
Family
Valerianaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Valerianella
Euonymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Valerianeae
Euonymeae
Subfamily
Valerianoideae
Celastroideae
Number of Species
100130
1
27800
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