26+ Euonymus Fortunei Shrub

Genus name is an ancient greek name referring to plants of this genus. Extremely hardy euonymus fortunei coloratus purple wintercreeper is an evergreen trailing vine that quickly forms a dense weed smothering ground cover.

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Euonymus fortunei shrub

Noted for its luminous and attractive foliage euonymus fortunei emerald n gold wintercreeper is a low growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with a spreading habit. It features shiny ovate to elliptic dark green leaves up to 2 in. It may appear as a trailing ground cover a mounding shrub or a climbing vine.

Older shrubs are attractive trained as trees pruned and shaped to show their curving trunks and umbrella shaped tops. It might be the right shrub for you for you. Partial sun to full sun.

Euonymus fortunei commonly called wintercreeper euonymus is a dense woody stemmed broadleaf evergreen to semi evergreen plant that comes in a variety of forms. 2 to 4 feet tall shrub 2 to 6 inches tall ground cover 5 to 15 feet tall vine. Japanese native grows upright to 810 feet tall and 6 feet wide but it s usually held lower by pruning or shearing.

Zones ms ls cs. It forms a dense bushy mat of glossy ovate to elliptic dark green leaves edged with gold and tinged pink in fall and winter. Japanese euonymus euonymus japonicus.

It is loved for its leathery leaves and small white flowers. Long 5 cm which turn reddish purple in fall and winter. For even taller types of euonymus try evergreen euonymus euonymus japonicus a dense shrub that grows to 15 feet 4 5 m tall and half that wide.

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