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Common Name: American Bittersweet
Plant Type: Perennial, Climbing Vine
Exposure: Sun to Part Sun
Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring
Garden Height: 20 Feet
Garden Spread: 20 Feet
Size Category: Tall: 36 Inches or more
Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot
$15.99

Celastrus scandens 'Indian Mix'

$15.99

Pot Size: 5.25 Inch Square Pot

  • Fast-growing, easy vine
  • Highly desired for its impressive display of orange berries
  • This legendary native can be hard to find!

American Bittersweet is a classic vine and a staple of the fall landscape. It produces dark green leaves and is a vigorous, twining climber, requiring sturdy support. Vibrant yellow-orange berries appear in autumn, splitting open to reveal red seeds: great for dried arrangements, as well as feeding wild birds. Much of its habitat in the wild (eastern & central U.S.) is being overrun by the invasive Oriental Bittersweet, so help us bring back this wonderful native!

 
Note: Berries are produced only on the female plants, requiring a male planted nearby for pollination. Plants bloom May-June, so that is the best time to know for sure which gender you are getting! Ask your friendly perennial staff person for help with identification. :)
Photo(s) courtesy of Swift Greenhouses, Inc.