Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper, Fortune's Spindle)
Botanical Information
Family | Celastraceae |
Genus | Euonymus |
Species | fortunei |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous) |
Pronunciation |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Height | 20 m |
Description and Growing Information
Habitat | China, Korea, Philippines and Japan. |
Leaf Description | The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 2-6 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with a finely serrated margin. |
Flower Description | The flowers are inconspicuous, 5 mm diameter, with four small greenish-yellow petals. |
Fruit Description | The fruit is a four-lobed pale green pod-like berry, which splits open to reveal the fleshy-coated orange seeds, one seed in each lobe. |
Photographs
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![Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex. Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex.](photos/Euonymus fortunei Emerals n Gold wk.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' at Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex.
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis', RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
![Euonymus fortunei 'Sunshine' at Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley. Euonymus fortunei 'Sunshine' at Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley.](photos/Euonymus fortunei Sunshine ws.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei 'Sunshine' at Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley.
![Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'](photos/efEmerald Gaiety.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
![Euonymus fortunei Canadale Gold Euonymus fortunei Canadale Gold](photos/Euonymus-fortunei--Canadale-Gold-hillens-leaf.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei Canadale Gold
Euonymus fortunei Goldtip
![Euonymus fortunei Moonshadow Euonymus fortunei Moonshadow](photos/Euonymus-fortunei--Moonshadow-hillens-leaf.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei Moonshadow
![Euonymus fortunei Surespot Euonymus fortunei Surespot](photos/Euonymus-fortunei--Surespot-hillens-leaf.jpg)
Euonymus fortunei Surespot