Silver King Euonymus is an upright evergreen shrub with variegated foliage. Its glossy leaves have creamy to silvery white irregular margins and dark green centers. Inconspicuous flowers. Grows best in moist, well-drained soils. Can be grown as a screen, and tolerates poor soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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6' - 7'
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Spread:
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4' - 5’
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Spacing:
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4.5’
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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. Can spread aggressively where stems touch ground.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, Espaliers, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Daylily, Echinacea, Weigela
IMAGES: OSU Landscape Plants, Euonymus japonicus (variegated selections), (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Euonymus japonica Silver King 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
