Celastrus x ‘Indian Mix Bittersweet’ (American Bittersweet)

Description

PLANT:  Native vine features distinct greenish-yellow flowers in spring and red-orange berries in autumn. Needs male pollinator to produce berries.  Berries are poisonous, but a low toxicity.

 CULTIVATION: Prefers full sun but will grow in a little filtered shade. Average to dry soil.

UTILIZATION: A vigorous, twining vine best used on fences, in dead trees or sprawling over waste areas. It can strangle small trees.

 Origin:          North America

Blooms:       Late Spring

H: 20’           W: 20’

Zone:   3-8

1  GAL 79219

photo courtesy of Swift Greenhouses, Inc.