spindle
Euonymus europaeus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 20 feet tall10 to 16 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) is a shrub for pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and can reach 12 to 20 feet tall with an ascending shape. Bees and birds visit it, and it blooms in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Rose Glow Japanese barberry, Common milkweed, and Stargazer lily.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Corse, Krym, and 4 more places. See all 8
Europe, Central Asia, Corse, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, and Türkiye.