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Spindle Tree
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Japanese Honeysuckle
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Eastern Asia

Types

Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus alatus, Euonymus europaeus
Lonicera japonica

Number of Varieties

2060
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm800.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm800.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink, Purple, Red
Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate to elliptical
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
Late Winter, Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Powdery mildew, Vine weevils
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
-

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Mild Allergen
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Alterative, Laxative, Purgative, Tonic
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Wood
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Edible yellow dye is obtained, Used as essential oil, Yields a volatile oil that is used in soap making
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus 'Aldenhamensis'
Lonicera japonica

Common Name

Spindle Tree, Common Spindle, European Spindle
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua

In Hindi

Spindle Tree
जापानी Honeysuckle

In German

Spindelbaum
Japanese Honeysuckle

In French

Spindle Arbre
Chèvrefeuille japonais

In Spanish

Árbol del husillo
madreselva japonesa

In Greek

ατράκτου Δέντρο
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα

In Portuguese

Árvore spindle
Honeysuckle japonês

In Polish

Wrzeciono Drzewo
wiciokrzew japoński

In Latin

Ligno colos
CISSANTHEMOS Italica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales
Dipsacales

Family

Celastraceae
Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Euonymus
Lonicera

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Euonymeae
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Subfamily

Celastroideae
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Number of Species

150180
1 27800
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Difference Between Spindle Tree and Japanese Honeysuckle

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Importance of Spindle Tree and Japanese Honeysuckle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Spindle Tree and Japanese Honeysuckle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Spindle Tree and Japanese Honeysuckle as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Spindle Tree is Alterative, Laxative, Purgative and Tonic whereas of Japanese Honeysuckle is Fever, Sore throat and Stomach aliments. Spindle Tree has beauty benefits as follows: while Japanese Honeysuckle has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Spindle Tree vs Japanese Honeysuckle

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Spindle Tree vs Japanese Honeysuckle and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Spindle Tree are Mild Allergen whereas of Japanese Honeysuckle have poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Spindle Tree has showy fruits and Japanese Honeysuckle has no showy fruits. Also Spindle Tree is not flowering and Japanese Honeysuckle is flowering. You can compare Spindle Tree and Japanese Honeysuckle facts and facts of other plants too.