Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)

American Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo

Courtesy: Cressler, Alan, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=45812

Courtesy; Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22436

Courtesy: Flaigg, Norman G., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=2899

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Pruning not necessary

Comments

Very upright lime-green branches to six feet. Interesting blooms start as red ball, flatten out to fleshy whitish flower. Warty fruits start turning red in summer then split open to reveal orange-red seeds. Leaves turn red in fall.

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

5 to

6 ft

Spread

3 to

4 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Acid, Poor Drainage

Light Requirement

Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Medium, High

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Green, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Fall Color

Wildlife Benefit

Unknown

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Euonymus americana

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 242. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=EUAM9. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Euonymus+americanus&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=7544&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=27947#null

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