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Winterberry is a good substitute for the invasive burning bush or winged euonymus. Dogwood foliage turns a light red and also features red berries which attract birds in winter.
Now is the time to think of alternatives to the colorful plant.
The name "burning bush" derives from the volatile oils produced by the plant, which can catch fire readily in hot weather, [6] leading to comparisons with the burning bush of the Bible, including the suggestion that this is the plant involved there.
Euonymus / j uː ˈ ɒ n ɪ m ə s / is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family Celastraceae.Common names vary widely among different species and between different English-speaking countries, but include spindle (or spindle tree), burning-bush, strawberry-bush, wahoo, wintercreeper, or simply euonymus.
Euonymus alatus, known variously as burning bush, winged euonymus, winged spindle, and winged spindle-tree, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea.
Native burning bush is also known as Eastern Wahoo or Spindle Tree. This native bush provides habitat and resources for numerous insect species, several bird species and browsing mammals.
Euonymus occidentalis is a species of spindle tree known by the common names western burning bush and western wahoo. Distribution
This species is primarily found in the Midwestern United States, but its range extends from southern Ontario south to northern Florida and Texas. [4] [5] [6] It grows in low meadows, open slopes, open woodland, stream banks and prairies, in moist soils, especially thickets, valleys, and forest edges.