Cole's Compact Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus 'Cole's Compact'
Compact branching and smaller, dense foliage make this a neat, well-behaved shrub. Blazing red foliage is prized in autumn especially when planted near yellow or golden foliage plants. A fine hedge or accent. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Compact, rounded shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Dwarf Plant, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Woodland Garden |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1931 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
Burning Bush is usually planted as a single specimen or in a grove. It can make a good, natural hedge with changes in every season. Use to brighten dark corners in architecture or in groves of coniferous evergreens to add brilliance and a spot of seasonal color. Excellent for wild garden accent and in habitat planting that needs color.
Companion Plants
Grow this burning bush with Black Japanese Maple, (Acer palmatum 'Nigrum'), Wolong Ghost Euonumus, (Euonyumus fortunei 'Wolong Ghost'), Jelena Witch Hazel, (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'), Dream Pink Hybrid Tea Rose, (Rosa x 'Twojoan') and Brewley's Varieaged Viburnum, (Viburnum tinus 'Beweley's Varieagated').
History
This fiery shrub is native to Japan and was both introduced by von Siebold around 1823. It was among the 485 plants he collected and introduced into Europe from discriptions in his Flora Japonica. However, the plants are found in a much larger range over much of Asia and officially classified in 1860. The first dwarf form appeared before 1928 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Coles Compact Select was introduced by Cole's Nursery.
Lore
Euonuymus alatus was named burning bush for the similarity of its fiery foliage to the the Old Testament story of Moses.
Compact branching and smaller, dense foliage make this a neat, well-behaved shrub. Blazing red foliage is prized in autumn especially when planted near yellow or golden foliage plants. A fine hedge or accent. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
Burning Bush is usually planted as a single specimen or in a grove. It can make a good, natural hedge with changes in every season. Use to brighten dark corners in architecture or in groves of coniferous evergreens to add brilliance and a spot of seasonal color. Excellent for wild garden accent and in habitat planting that needs color.
Companion Plants
Grow this burning bush with Black Japanese Maple, (Acer palmatum 'Nigrum'), Wolong Ghost Euonumus, (Euonyumus fortunei 'Wolong Ghost'), Jelena Witch Hazel, (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'), Dream Pink Hybrid Tea Rose, (Rosa x 'Twojoan') and Brewley's Varieaged Viburnum, (Viburnum tinus 'Beweley's Varieagated').
History
This fiery shrub is native to Japan and was both introduced by von Siebold around 1823. It was among the 485 plants he collected and introduced into Europe from discriptions in his Flora Japonica. However, the plants are found in a much larger range over much of Asia and officially classified in 1860. The first dwarf form appeared before 1928 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Coles Compact Select was introduced by Cole's Nursery.
Lore
Euonuymus alatus was named burning bush for the similarity of its fiery foliage to the the Old Testament story of Moses.
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Compact, rounded shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Dwarf Plant, Fall Color |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Woodland Garden |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1931 |
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