Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet purple-leaf The shell pink flowers with

The shell pink flowers with dark pink anthers bloom first in late spring then in mid summer

The leaflets are leathery and bright green with distinctive netted veining and short woody fronds that go up in late summer and persist till winter

COMPANION PLANTS:  Bee Balm

sachets or simply boil on the stove to bring the aromas inside

Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet purple-leaf The shell pink flowers withAmerican Bittersweet is a native deciduous twining vine with serrated yellow green foliage and is known for its showy red fall berries. Small greenish white to yellow flowers bloom in clusters in late spring, and if the female flowers are pollinated will give way to orange yellow fruits in summer. The fruits split in fall revealing scarlet berry like seeds that persist in winter. Fruits best in full sun and moist well drained soil. American