Strawberry Bush Hearts A Bustin

The individual shoots are pencil like and green with little branching.

Strawberry bush hearts a bustin. Photo courtesy of u s. American strawberry bush hearts a burstin bursting. Euonymus americanus is called hearts a bustin bursting heart or strawberry bush. Plants are 4 6 feet tall and multi stemmed.

Wildlife biologists often refer to strawberry bush as an ice cream plant for deer. Prefers well drained humus rich slightly acidic soil. Once established can tolerate drought. Most commonly referred to as strawberry bush or hearts a bustin euonymus americanus goes unnoticed most of the year.

Strawberrybush or hearts a bustin is a unique rhizomatous shrub with an unusual form that occurs in shady woodlands throughout the southeast to eastern texas. The bush grows from 4 to 6 feet tall. Euonymus americanus bursting heart hearts a bustin strawberry bush. Five facts about hearts a bustin in florida euonymus americanus also called hearts a burstin capsules open to reveal red seeds in arlington national cemetery.

Americanus is a shrub with thin stems and opposing shallowly serrated leaves. It is purplish in color with orange seeds. Army rachel larue arlington national cemetery. Hearts a bustin euonymus americanus grows in shade to partial shade.

I like this hearts a burstin or strawberry bush or american burningbush much better than the over planted extremely thick growing winged euonymus burningbush from northeast asia. Small greenish yellow flowers in spring are lovely although inconspicuous but in late summer the american strawberry bush begins to show off. For deer we plant one long row of plants spaced two to three feet apart and cover it with a hoop house of chicken wire. A favorite food plant for deer the green stems provide interest year round.

In fact deer love strawberry bush so much that it can be non existent in areas with hungry deer. Fruit is a red 4 lobed capsule. Will form colony from suckers over time. Green stems are attractive in winter especially to deer.

Fruit provides interest in fall.