Dictamnus Albus (Rutaceae)
An old classic. Burning bush, or gas plant. is a 3 ft., long lived plant with glossy, citrus scented foliage and forming a shrub-like clump. The flowers are white to light pink, sometimes pure white, and held up on spires above the plant. Flowers in June. Slow to establish from seed and fussy in pots. May be the reason it is not easily available. The name Burning Bush comes from the peculiar property of the flowers to light up when a match is held to it, quickly lighting up a warm June night. The fragrant, oily foliage, for which the rue family is known, is flammable. It can be a skin irritant. The same property makes it nearly impervious to deer and rabbit browsing.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
D. albus ‘Rubra’ - Pink flowering form. Vigorous once established.
D. albus ‘Albiflorus’ - White flowering form.
An old classic. Burning bush, or gas plant. is a 3 ft., long lived plant with glossy, citrus scented foliage and forming a shrub-like clump. The flowers are white to light pink, sometimes pure white, and held up on spires above the plant. Flowers in June. Slow to establish from seed and fussy in pots. May be the reason it is not easily available. The name Burning Bush comes from the peculiar property of the flowers to light up when a match is held to it, quickly lighting up a warm June night. The fragrant, oily foliage, for which the rue family is known, is flammable. It can be a skin irritant. The same property makes it nearly impervious to deer and rabbit browsing.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
D. albus ‘Rubra’ - Pink flowering form. Vigorous once established.
D. albus ‘Albiflorus’ - White flowering form.
An old classic. Burning bush, or gas plant. is a 3 ft., long lived plant with glossy, citrus scented foliage and forming a shrub-like clump. The flowers are white to light pink, sometimes pure white, and held up on spires above the plant. Flowers in June. Slow to establish from seed and fussy in pots. May be the reason it is not easily available. The name Burning Bush comes from the peculiar property of the flowers to light up when a match is held to it, quickly lighting up a warm June night. The fragrant, oily foliage, for which the rue family is known, is flammable. It can be a skin irritant. The same property makes it nearly impervious to deer and rabbit browsing.
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR
D. albus ‘Rubra’ - Pink flowering form. Vigorous once established.
D. albus ‘Albiflorus’ - White flowering form.