(Herunterladen) Variegated Euonymus Ground Cover
Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
Variegated euonymus ground cover. Variegated wintercreeper is a multi stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground hugging habit of growth. Size plant sku size 03 12 15 spd please login for ordering. Used as a mounding shrub creeping ground cover or climbing vine. Euonymus scale unaspis euonymi. Trailing or climbing habit. Showy green and white foliage. The protective armor covering of an adult female euonymus scale is dark oyster shaped and about 1 16 inch in length.
Many different cultivars are available. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep and can be pruned at anytime. Go to list of cultivars. Its leaves are needle like but it s valued much more for its flowers which form a thick mat of color. For different euonymus plants that are good for ground cover consider winter creeper euonymus euonymus fortunei. 6 to 12 inches high as a ground cover. Inconspicuous greenish white flowers may appear in june.
If you re looking for an easy to grow shrub that can provide coverage euonymus plant might be just what you re looking for. Wintercreeper is a fast growing versatile ground cover shrub or vine. In contrast with vinca and pachysandra phlox subulata is a ground cover for full sun. This is the most common and most serious pest found on euonymus. A low growing euonymus frequently used as a ground cover to add color to a landscape bed. The green and golden leaved varieties provide a classic but colorful look for the garden. A semi evergreen it grows in zones 3 to 9.
Spreads rapidly by creeping stems which form roots where they come into contact with the soil. This plant has some cultivated varieties. Variegatus is a variegated intermediate form which is most often grown as a sprawling bushy indefinitely spreading ground cover 6 12 tall. It features shiny ovate to elliptic dark green leaves up to 2 in. It prefers its soil to be kept evenly moist but tolerates dry soil. It offers dark green leaves and greenish white flowers. Wintercreeper should be used with care as it is considered invasive in some locations.
One of the most popular varieties of euonymous is wintercreeper euonymus fortunei. This variegated form reverts to the soild green form from time to time and the green portion should be pruned out. Adult males are very small winged insects that leave their narrow white armored covering for mating. Long 5 cm which turn reddish purple in fall and winter. Up to 2 to 3 feet high as mounded shrubs. Broadleaf evergreen shrub or ground cover. It features lustrous ovate to elliptic green leaves 1 2 long variegated with white.
It might be the right shrub for you for you. Flowers are at best sparse but are usually not present.