Green Spire euonymus
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Flowers insignificant
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Green Spire' euonymus (Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire') is a shrub for borders and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows tall and narrow with a dense habit and keeps its leaves all year. Growth is moderate. It is drought tolerant and salt tolerant, and its flowers are insignificant.
Pairs well with Rose of sharon, Autumn fern, and Fountain grass.