Variegated Euonymus Emerald Gaiety

It grows to about 3 feet 9 m high and wide but accepts trimming shaping and shearing.

Variegated euonymus emerald gaiety. Excellent near retaining walls to soften and drape over wall. It belongs to the staff tree family making it a relative of the bittersweet vines. Euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety is a compact variegated evergreen hedging plant that is similar to euonymus kathy. The silvery yellow variegated foliage gives all year round interest in the garden or in patio containers. Noted for its luminous and attractive foliage euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety wintercreeper is a small bushy evergreen shrub with rounded glossy deep emerald green leaves adorned with irregular white margins which can take on a pink tinge in the winter. There are 60 different forms of euonymus available from american sources. Here are a few special types of euonymus to consider for your garden.

One popular euonymus shrub for usda hardiness zones 4 through 8 is called burning bush euonymus alatus fire ball. Emerald gaiety is a variegated shrubby form with a spreading habit that typically grows to 3 5 tall over time. Leaf margins acquire pink tones as winter approaches. Deep green and white variegated foliage takes on rose red hues in late fall. Euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety is a classy variegated variety of wintercreeper. This hardy shrub has a very unique upright branching habit. Obovatus all euonymus species prefer full sun or light shade and fertile moist well drained soil.

Evergreen low growing spreading foliage of emerald gaiety will mound on itself or work its way up a foundation or tree base. It produces a few tiny inconspicuous greenish flowers in early summer. Popular euonymus plant varieties. Emerald gaiety is a cultivar of the euonymus fortunei plant a broadleaf evergreen shrub commonly called wintercreeper. Euonymus fortunei is a dense grower that can take the form of a shrub or a vine. It even acts as a vine up walls or other nearby structures and is the perfect evergreen for decorating your mailbox. Pictures of plants with variegated leaves 30 best shrubs for shade.

Euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety is a well known rhs agm variety which is evergreen and makes a useful and reliable addition to any garden. Euonymus fortunei emerald gaiety hedge plants description. Fortunei to deciduous groundcovers such as running euonymus e. It is erect and densely branched featuring rounded glossy deep emerald green leaves to 1 3 4 diameter with irregular but attractive creamy white margins. For a colourful green and gold variegated euonymus hedge see our range of euonymus emerald n gold hedging it will grow to around 1m and is very tolerant of clipping so it makes a wonderful low hedge.