Friday 21 December 2012

Euonymus fortunei var. radicans



Name: Euonymus fortunei var. radicans
Common Name:
 wintercreeper
Family:
  Celastraceae
        Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree         x    Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
prostrate to mound forming
Hard. Zone
 usda 4
Mature Size
60cm tall or 15m as climber by indefinite spread

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Leaf: oval, toothed, thinly leathery, dark green, to 5cm long often variegated gold or white


Fall/Winter Color

        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: small, green or white flowers in cymes of 3


Infl. cymes folowed by spherical white fruit

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
groundcover, specimen, wall cover if supported


Limitations: mites, scale, leaf miners, aphids, witches broom, poedery mildew
Other Features:

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