Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
Grown for its astonishing warty crimson capsules that split to dangle scarlet seeds in fall, earning the name hearts-a-bustin. Green-stemmed and airy in moist shade, though deer relish it. The fruit, seed and bark are poisonous to people.
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA, WV