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Euonymus hamiltonianus
Also called Himalayan Spindle, Hamilton's Spindle, Hamilton's Strawberry Bush, Hamilton’s Spindletree
Hamilton's spindletree is a shrub or small tree from Asia, grown mainly for its bright autumn foliage and showy fruit. The Wikipedia sources do not describe it as a houseplant; it is a hardy garden plant that suits full sun to part shade.
Euonymus hamiltonianus, known by the common names Hamilton's spindletree, Himalayan spindle, and Siebold's spindle is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Afghanistan, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Thailand, and Myanmar. This is one of the most common Euonymus species. It is cultivated in gardens and landscapes in other parts of the world.
Like some other spindles, this plant is cultivated as an ornamental for its fall foliage, which can be many bright shades of red, pink, and yellow. The fruits and large seeds are also considered attractive. Cultivars include 'Coral Charm', which has light pink fruit capsules containing seeds with red arils, and 'Red Elf', a shrubbier breed with dark pink fruits and seeds with orange-red arils.
A number of novel chemical compounds have been isolated from this plant, including the coumarins euonidiol and euoniside and several triterpenes.
Burningbush · Burningbush · Fleshy Flowered Spindle Tree · Euonymus cornutus · Spindle · Winter creeper · Japanese spindletree · Large Leaved Spindle · Korean Spindle Tree · Corktree · Siberian Spindletree
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euonymus hamiltonianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
