Plant Name: Euonymus – Emerald Gaiety
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Technical name: Euonymus Fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
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Plant Family / Type: Celastraceae /
Broadleaf Evergreen, Ground cover or Climber
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Preferred location: Full sun / Partial Sun
Brighter color in Sun. Thrive quite well in mostly shaded area
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Mature height: 2’ - 3’
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Mature Width: 4’ – 6’
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Growth Rate / Habit: Moderate ( 6"-12" avg per yr ) /
Small, Bushy, Climbing, Ground-hugging
Will Climb if planted next to any structure
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Flower / Foliage:
· Creamy-White, but not showy flowers – late May and June for a short time
· White edge turns Pink in Winter
· Foliage grows on long runner type branches
· Stems can root if touching the soil, allowing this plant to spread into a groundcover
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Companion Plants:
· Juniper, Spirea, Garden Mums
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Preferred soil:
· Tolerates wide range of soils and soil conditions, except for wet ones
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Pruning and Maintenance:
· Time – May and September
· To encourage bushy growth, you should tip trim the top shoots and laterals in May and then tidy up again in September
· Any unvariegated growth should be trimmed back to the original stem to prevent further reversion
· Broadleaf plants, both evergreen and deciduous, can be cut as hard as needed, even back to main trunks. New growth sprouts near the cut ends
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Fertilize
· Feed with general purpose fertilizer in early growing season
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Euonymus - Emerald Gaiety
