Celastrus orbiculatus 'Diana'
Oriental bittersweet 'Diana'
This can be an invasive plant if good care is not taken. It is a strong growing vine and it needs both a male and female plant to produce the fruits. The toothed leaves are mid green in spring before turning in autumn to yellow. It bears clusters of little green flowers, the female plant then produces yellow berries that split to show orange berries.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Oriental bittersweet 'Diana'
Latin name
Celastrus orbiculatus 'Diana'
type
Climber
family
Celastraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
4.00 M
Celastrus orbiculatus 'Diana'
This can be an invasive plant if good care is not taken. It is a strong growing vine and it needs both a male and female plant to produce the fruits. The toothed leaves are mid green in spring before turning in autumn to yellow. It bears clusters of little green flowers, the female plant then produces yellow berries that split to show orange berries.
Planting Outdoors
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
In early spring plant container grown plants into a well chosen site.
Flowering Season
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Small green flowers in summer followed by yellow husked orange berries.
Propagation by cutting
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds under glass in spring.
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