General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 12 feet
Plant Spread: 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Small greenish flowers
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Japanese Spindle
  • Japanese Euonymus
  • Japanese Spindletree
Also sold as:
  • Aureo-Variegata
  • Aureo-Variegatus
  • Aureovariegatus
  • Aureovariegata
  • Marieke

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Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-04-14

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