Go Back Burning Bush Dwarf

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:25 PM
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
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Plant Type: Deciduous Shrubs

Dwarf form of E. alatus. Bushy and compact, corky barked plant. Excellent for hedges. The Dwarf Burning Bush features intense, fire-red foliage in Fall. The leaves are dark dusty green in spring and summer and the habit is upright, bushy and vase-shaped. Useful as a hedge, specimen, accent plant or in small groups or mass plantings in landscape beds and islands. May also be used in foundation plantings as an accent. An easy to grow and low maintenance deciduous shrub that adapts to a wide range of soil types. Will grow in part shade, however displays the best fall foliage color when grown in full to mostly sun. Disease and insect resistant.

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Flower Color

na

Foliage Color

Green changing to brilliant scarlet in fall

Plant Spread

5-8'

Good Companions

Full sun plants.

Plant Height

5-6'

Scape Height

na

Hardness Zone

4-8

Soil Moisture

Well drained.

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Bright red fall color.

Bloom Time

na

Critter Resistance

Rabbits/deer

Exposure

Full sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Seasonal Interests

Fall color