Japanese Euonymus is a large dense evergreen shrub with a mounding habit and waxy deep green foliage. Inconspicuous flowers bring red-pink berries in fall. Grows best in moist, well-drained soils. It is very dense in full sun and more sprawling in shade.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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10' - 15'
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Spread:
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5' - 8’
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Anthracnose, leaf spot, powdery mildew, crown gall, and aphids can be problems. Euonymus scale can be a significant problem if not treated.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, Espaliers, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Daylily, Echinacea, Weigela
IMAGES: Photos by OSU Landscape Plants, Euonymus japonicus, (3) KENPEI, Euonymus japonicus4, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
