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American Bittersweet Vine, Celastrus scandens, 20 Seeds (Fast, Hardy, Showy) Plantations
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American Bittersweet Vine, Celastrus scandens, Seeds
Fast Growth, Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Climbing Vine, Showy Ornamental Fruit, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Winter Interest, Cold Tolerant
American Bittersweet is a fast growing deciduous twining woody vine that is best known for its showy red berries that brighten up fall and winter landscapes. This species is native to central and eastern North America. It is often seen growing along the ground, over and through low shrubs or circling trees in the wild. American Bittersweet orange-yellow fruits are produced in July - October and are 1/4 inch round fruits in hanging clusters 2 to 4 inches long eventually splitting open to reveal bright red fleshy seeds (arils) for a showy Autumn. The branches with colorful berries and arils are used in dry flower arrangements and winter decoration. American Bittersweet is easily trained to climb walls, trellises and fences. When added to existing shrub plantings, this twining vine produces excellent wildlife cover and aids in erosion control as well. The berry-like fruits of American Bittersweet are showy and provide winter food for wildlife species such as grouse, pheasant, quail, rabbit and squirrel.
In the 1700s, plants were given the name Bittersweet by European colonists because their fruits purportedly resembled in appearance the fruits of a Eurasian nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) that was known to them as Bittersweet. The common name of False Bittersweet also came to be used for the within species to distinguish it from the Eruasian nightshade. American Bittersweet is the generally accepted common name that is used today, in large part to distinguish this American native from its aggressive Asiatic relative, C. orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) which has escaped cultivation and is naturalizing in parts of eastern and central North America.
All parts of Bittersweet are reported to be poisonous but songbirds, ruffed grouse, pheasant, and fox squirrel eat the fruits. The Menominee, Ojibwa, and Potawatami tribes of North American Indians have used the inner bark as an emergency food.
For live plants, we can't send them to Alaska and Hawaii. If the order has already been placed, we will cancel it.
Happy Gardening!
Fast Growth, Hardy, Adaptable, Easy to Grow, Climbing Vine, Showy Ornamental Fruit, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Winter Interest, Cold Tolerant
American Bittersweet is a fast growing deciduous twining woody vine that is best known for its showy red berries that brighten up fall and winter landscapes. This species is native to central and eastern North America. It is often seen growing along the ground, over and through low shrubs or circling trees in the wild. American Bittersweet orange-yellow fruits are produced in July - October and are 1/4 inch round fruits in hanging clusters 2 to 4 inches long eventually splitting open to reveal bright red fleshy seeds (arils) for a showy Autumn. The branches with colorful berries and arils are used in dry flower arrangements and winter decoration. American Bittersweet is easily trained to climb walls, trellises and fences. When added to existing shrub plantings, this twining vine produces excellent wildlife cover and aids in erosion control as well. The berry-like fruits of American Bittersweet are showy and provide winter food for wildlife species such as grouse, pheasant, quail, rabbit and squirrel.
In the 1700s, plants were given the name Bittersweet by European colonists because their fruits purportedly resembled in appearance the fruits of a Eurasian nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) that was known to them as Bittersweet. The common name of False Bittersweet also came to be used for the within species to distinguish it from the Eruasian nightshade. American Bittersweet is the generally accepted common name that is used today, in large part to distinguish this American native from its aggressive Asiatic relative, C. orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) which has escaped cultivation and is naturalizing in parts of eastern and central North America.
All parts of Bittersweet are reported to be poisonous but songbirds, ruffed grouse, pheasant, and fox squirrel eat the fruits. The Menominee, Ojibwa, and Potawatami tribes of North American Indians have used the inner bark as an emergency food.
For live plants, we can't send them to Alaska and Hawaii. If the order has already been placed, we will cancel it.
Happy Gardening!
