Botanical Name: Common Names:
Euonymus fortunei Silver Pillar Spindle, Fortunes Spindle, Winter Creeper, Wintercreeper,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Upright
Description:
A beautiful variegated, compact, slow-growing shrub. The foliage is green with white margins giving a silvery appearance. Growing to approximately 80cm high by 60cm it makes an ideal hedging choice or feature planting to add some bright colour to the garden.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Scale
Cultural Notes: Water well until established. Prefers moist, well drained soil with plenty of organic matter. Performs better in cooler climates, not for hot, dry climates. Maintains great colour year round. Benefits from liquid feeding in the warmer months. Trim regularly to maintain shape as required. Plant 3 -4 per metre for a hedge.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Celastraceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, White, Variegated
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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