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Euonymus is a wide-ranging genus of about 170 deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority of the shrubs in the genus are native to East Asia, but the Euonymus europaeus grows naturally in many areas of Europe on the edges of forests. The genus is best known for its ornamental fruits which appear in autumn and usually hold on the tree after the leaves fall. The inedible fruits are showy and colourful and they also hold brightly coloured seeds inside. With the native Euonymus europaeus, the fruits are four-winged and join together as a capsule; they then split to reveal large and sticky orange seeds.
The common name of 'spindle tree' comes from the fact that the wood was originally used to make spindles for spinning wool, and it was perfect for this job because it has a close and solid texture. Today, the genus is widely cultivated for its ornamental value, and many gardeners plant it for its year-round interest. In spring, the genus generally offers small flowers with fresh spring foliage, over summer the lanceolate leaves are appealing, in autumn, the fruits appear and the leaves turn to vivid shades before falling and in winter the fruits open to reveal the large seeds.View
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Euonymus Bravo
Variegated Japanese Spindle
Common Name: Variegated Japanese SpindleLatin Name: Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo'Soil: Any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Insignificant flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 4m x 2.5mSpecial features: A good tempered and good looking small variegated shrub.A low growing plant with large leaves, always a useful combination. This reaches around 50cm in height and makes a sturdy, bell-shaped plant. The leaves are long and smooth, plump but roughly lance-shaped. They are dark green at the centre and have a broad, slightly irregular, creamy white edging, most pronounced at the leaf tip which is often completely white.
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Euonymus Canadale Gold
Common Name: Euonymus 'Canadale Gold'Latin Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Canadale gold'Soil: Any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.5m x 1.0mSpecial features: Rounded leaves with wide gold margins. (Evergreen)This is a pleasing dome shaped shrub with leaves that are variegated, green and golden yellow; these colours are applied with a delightful irregularity. A great ground cover shrub which is perfectly suited to a low border and it can even be planted as a small hedge.
Euonymus japonica White Spire
Variegated Japanese Spindle
Common Name: Variegated Japanese SpindleLatin Name: Euonymus japonica 'White Spire'Soil: Any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Insignificant flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.4m x 0.2m Special features: Strong upright habit with year-round interest and can also be used for hedging, it can also be grown in a pot. Harmful if eaten. Euonymus japonica 'White Spire' is an upright versatile plant that has many different uses around the garden. It can be grown in a pot or used as hedging and is very low maintenance, and will benefit from a prune in Spring to encourage a more bushy form. The plant is fully hardy but in cooler climates and more exposed gardens it may loose some of its leaves, sometimes all of them will fall but then come the next Spring new foliage will appear.
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Euonymus japonicus Green Spire
Green Rocket Spindle
Common Name: Green Rocket Spindle Latin Name: Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire' Soil: Any well-drained soil Position: Full sun or partial shade Hardiness: Fully hardy Eventual height/spread: 2.5m/1m Special features: A narrow and vibrant evergreen. This Euonymus goes by both names of 'Green Spire' and 'Green Rocket', but both names allude to the structure of this evergreen spindle; this plant is upright in habit and, when planted in rows, makes a fantastic hedge. The ovate leaves are bright green when they first emerge and later mature to a darker green colour, so the upright stalks hold darker leaves at the bottom and brighter ones at the top, which adds interest. This is a great choice for adding structure to the back of a border and it works really well with another colourful evergreen, like the Choisya ternata 'Sundance'.
Euonymus Marieke
Japanese Spindle Ovatus Aureus
Common Name: Variegated Japanese SpindleLatin Name: Euonymus japonicus 'Marieke'Soil: Any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Insignificant flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 4m x 2.5mSpecial features: A good tempered and good looking small evergreen variegated shrub.Euonymus japonicus 'Marieke' is also known as Japanese Spindle 'Ovatus Aureus'. This evergreen shrub will brighten up any garden and is also used for hedging, and it will rarely produce flowers but when it does they are small with a green petal and these then form a pink fruit. This plant is toxic and harmful if eaten so this should be taken into consideration.
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