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Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

 
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Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Euonymus (yoo-ON-ih-mus) (Info)
Species: fortunei (for-TOO-nee-eye) (Info)
Cultivar: Emerald Gaiety

3 vendors have this plant for sale.

6 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Groundcovers
Shrubs
Vines and Climbers

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Variegated
Rubbery-Textured

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
By simple layering

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

3 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive Sundownr On Apr 30, 2008, Sundownr from (Bev) Wytheville, VA (Zone 6a) wrote:

The wintercreeper, Euonymus, I have now is a healthy fellow, slow growing ground creeper and doesn't get very high at all, maybe 4" - 6".

The other one I had, at another home, was more of an upright shrub and grew more vertically to about 18" - 24", with a spread of about 36".

Positive katsu On Apr 29, 2007, katsu from Columbus, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:

We have a couple of these on the North side of our house near the foundation. It's very dry full shade. These Euonymus do pretty well there, have lived for at least 8 years with no attention, and the variegated foliage really lights up the area.

They are not as plump and lush looking as the photos here, of course!

Positive kdjoergensen On Apr 26, 2005, kdjoergensen from Waxhaw (Charlotte), NC (Zone 7b) wrote:

Very susceptible to euonymus scale, but if you can get past that, it is an extremely hardy and very easily propagated shrub. In a few years it spreads nicely and is really handsome. I love the variegated foliage of "Emerald Gaiety". A favorite.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

San Leandro, California
Clifton, Colorado
Peoria, Illinois
Alfred, Maine
West Newton, Massachusetts
Novi, Michigan
Williamsburg, Michigan
South Plainfield, New Jersey
New Hyde Park, New York
Taylorsville, North Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
Orient, Ohio
Dallas, Oregon
Sumter, South Carolina
Nashville, Tennessee
Wytheville, Virginia



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