trefle.io · Taken May 2, 2019 by Manu Pacha (cc-by-sa)
Celastraceae
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Also known as Euonymus vulgaris, Euonymus europaeus f. albus, Euonymus europaeus subsp. subvelutinus, Euonymus europaeus f. atropurpureus
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Shrub · Deciduous · Native · Wildlife · Berries · Fall-Color · Hedge · Low-Maintenance
This adaptable deciduous shrub requires minimal care once established and tolerates various soil conditions. Water regularly during the first year, then only during extended dry periods. Prune lightly in late winter to maintain shape and remove any dead wood.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply when top 2 inches of soil are dry · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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