Burning Bush, the plant you intended to purchase, is a Euonymus alatus. The shrub you brought home appears to be Euonymus forunei, or Winter Creeper. Because of their similar names it’s possible the plant tags were somehow switched or misplaced in the nursery or box store where you purchased your plant. If your plant is Winter Creeper, it can grow 10’ high x 20’ wide. It will grow in full sun to semi-shade. It is shrubby by nature but occasionally trailing or even climbing by its aerial rooting. It has a habit of flattening out or elongating its upright growth during heavy winter snowfalls; this gives it the name of winter creeper. It can be sheared at any time for hedges, espaliers, or border specimens. The inconspicuous creamy-colored flowering during late spring develops into 1/2 inch spherical capsules with pink-toned seeds capped by an orange dome.
If this description doesn’t match your plant as it develops and blossoms, send us another picture when it’s in bloom and we’ll try again!
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