Evergreen bittersweet

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Evergreen bittersweet - Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Common Name: Evergreen bittersweet
Genus: Euonymus
Species: fortunei
Cultivar: 'Emerald Gaiety'

Category: Groundcover Plants

Height: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Spread: 1.50 m (150 cm)

Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained

  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: any well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast-growing
  • Flowering period: May and June
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    Clusters of insignificant green flowers appear in May and June among small lustrous green leaves with white margins that are pink-tinged in winter. This popular bushy variegated evergreen shrub makes excellent groundcover and is a mainstay of low-maintenance gardens but it also makes a good foil for more ornamental flowering shrubs. It is tough and will thrive in any well-drained border in sun or partial shade.
  • Garden care: Tip prune young plants in mid to late spring to encourage bushy growth and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant. Remove any plain green-leaved shoots as soon as they appear cutting them back to the original branch.

  • Goes well with: Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' Ceratostigma willmottianum Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' Sarcococca confusa Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' Geranium macrorrhizum 'Album'


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