Burningbush

Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.

Bittersweet family

Plant Type
Shrub, Tree
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
25.0 feet
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Hyphantria cunae, Orgyia leucostigma, Yponomeuta euonymella, Yponomeuta multipunctella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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