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Email address. Burning bush is well-suited for mass plantings to create a formal hedge or shrub border or as a striking accent landscape plant. These shrubs are easy to grow in U. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, although they often require pruning to keep from becoming invasive. Burning bush shrubs are native to Asia and were introduced into the U.

Burning bush is slow growing, but can reach a height and width of 15 feet at maturity. The plants sport medium to dark green foliage during the summer that turns to a brilliant red in sunny locations or a faded pinkish-red in shady spots during autumn.

Yellow-green flowers smaller than a quarter bloom in summer, and dry fruit capsules filled with bright red seeds are attractive to birds and squirrels.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Fall Color Alternatives to Burning Bush. Like the red color of burning bush? There are other plants that are equally brilliant in autumn and bring other attributes to the landscape as well. No Comments. Post A Comment Cancel Reply. What Crisis" is said to be Roger Hodgsons' the ex tramp members favorite album to listen to due to its "rawness". It is also said that since this album was released right after their breakthrough album "Crime of the Century" it did not get as much recognition as it should despite it being in the running of one of the best album they have recorded.

I enjoyed this album very much, I love the way they mix in the sound of the wood instruments espically in the song The Meaning, which is my favorite song on the album. Wednesday, February 25, Their music would fall under the genre of 80's pop rock. On this LP they have one of their hit songs "Are you sure" which made an appearance on MTV back in the 80's but then quickly disappeared.

When I first played the record, The Police came to mind.