trefle.io · Taken Oct 12, 2022 by Reno Reno (cc-by-sa)
Celastraceae
American bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Also known as Shrubby bittersweet, Evonymoides scandens, Celastrus bullatus, Climbing bittersweet
Native Plants · Native · Climbing · Vine · Wildlife · Berries · Orange · Fall · Winter · Hardy · Birds
A hardy native climbing vine that produces beautiful orange berries attractive to wildlife in fall and winter. Extremely low maintenance once established, tolerating poor soils and requiring minimal watering. Excellent for natural landscapes and bird gardens in USDA zones 3-8.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, aspca
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