Euonymus japonicus (variegated selections)
Common name:
Japanese Euonymus
Pronunciation:
u-ON-i-mus ja-PON-i-kus
Family:
Celastraceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
Euonymus japonicus ‘Chollipo’
- Broadleaf evergreen, variegate shrub, erect, to 12 ft tall with a 6 ft spread (3.6 × 1.8 m), rapid growing. Leaves glossy green with cream to yellow margins.
- Full sun. Will grow in poor soils. Tolerates heat and salt spray. May be grown as a screen.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (6) 7
Euonymus japonicus ‘Silver King’
- Broadleaf evergreen, variegate shrub, erect, to 12 ft tall with a 6 ft spread (3.6 × 1.8 m), rapid growing. Leaves glossy green with cream to yellow margins.
- Full sun. Will grow in poor soils. Tolerates heat and salt spray. May be grown as a screen.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (6) 7
Euonymus japonicus ‘Silver Queen’
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, upright, to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall with a 3 ft (0.9 m) spread, moderate growth rate. Leaves leathery, glossy, light green centers with cream-white variegation on the margins (reportedly more creamy than the silvery margins of E. j. 'Silver King').
- Full sun. Will grow in poor soils. Tolerates heat. Sometimes used as a low hedge.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (6) 7
- Oregon State Univ., campus: North side of Orchard Ave. parking lot west of Cordley Hall.
Euonymus japonicus Solar Flair® (syn. 'Greflair')
- Broadleaf evergreen, variegate shrub, erect. Leaves glossy green with vivid yellow centers.
- Full sun. Will grow in poor soils. Tolerates heat and salt spray. May be grown as a screen.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 6 The Solar Flair trademark for Live Plants is owned by Greenleaf Nursery.