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How to Grow
Water
Low - Medium
Water sparingly, allowing the mix to nearly dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Ground Cover, Poisonous, Shrub, Vine
Lifespan
Woody
Flower
Small, greenish white flowers. The flower is about 1/4 inch with four petals which may be dome shaped or flat. Axillary cymes (adult form). Greenish-white, < 1/4". Appear in July.
Fruit
A dihiscent capsule, pinkish to reddish and 0.3 in., splits to expose seeds with an orange aril.
Benefits
Attracts
Bees
Songbirds
Taxonomy
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Euonymus