Herb latin name: Euonymus verrucosus


Family: Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)



Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
2.5 m
(8 1/4 foot)

Flowering:
May to
June

Habitat of Euonymus verrucosus:

Broad-leaved and coniferous forests, occasionally in swampy ground, usually by rivers and ravines.

Other uses of the herb:

The root contains 7 - 15% Gutta Percha, this is a non-elastic rubber that is used in making plastics and insulation for electricity wires etc.

Propagation of Euonymus verrucosus:

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 3 months cold stratification, so should be sown as early in the year as possible in a cold frame. The seed can take 18 months to germinate. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 7cm long taken at a node or with a heel, July/August in a frame. Very easy.

Cultivation of the herb:

Broad-leaved and coniferous forests, occasionally in swampy ground, usually by rivers and ravines.

Medicinal use of Euonymus verrucosus:

None known

Known hazards of Euonymus verrucosus:

Although no records of toxicity have been seen for this species, a number of plants in this genus are suspected of being poisonous and so some caution is advised.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.