Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' Height: 3 feet Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4b Other Names: Wintercreeper Euonymus Description: A supremely attractive vine or mounded shrub featuring pronounced white-variegated evergreen leaves; a feature color accent for almost any screening application, great in masses, will actually climb structures or can be grown as a shrub Ornamental Features Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety has attractive white-variegated dark green foliage on a plant with a spreading habit of growth. The glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter. It produces pink capsules from mid to late fall. Landscape Attributes Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics. Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Euonymus, Emerald Gaiety will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Special Attributes Evergreens need to be watered during the winter. Our desert climate especially in late winter to early spring evergreens can suffer during next growing season. An easy way to remember check for dryness on the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Valentines Day & Easter.
