Woody > Euonymus > Euonymus fortunei > Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Euonymus fortunei
'Silver Queen'
Creeping Gold Euonymus
Mike's
Opinion
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A brightly coloured form of a rather common, but reliable garden plant. The name Euonymus translates as ‘of good name’ - rather ironically, given that all parts of these plants are poisonous and violently purgative.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Celastraceae |
| Genus |
| Euonymus |
| Species |
| fortunei |
| Cultivar |
| 'Silver Queen' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -28.9ºC to -31.6ºC |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20ºF to -10ºF |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Dense grower, a fairly small rounded formed plant, deep emerald green with silver edges with a variety of shades of green in the inner branches all year. Attractive variegated foliage, great as a foundation accent. |
| Cultivation |
| Tolerant of most soils except swampy, extremely wet conditions, tolerates full sun and heavy shade, pH adaptable. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Anthracnose, crown gall, leaf spots, powdery mildew, scale and aphids. Both scale and gall can prove fatal to the infected plant. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Coarse when older, light green with new growth, light brown to reddish brown, rough with numerous aerial rootlets when climbing. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Acute, to very sharply pointed, green to reddish green. Pale purple to rose in winter. |
| Leaf Description |
| 2.5-3.5 cm long, broad leaf, oval, whorled leaf with slightly serrated margins. Dense emerald green with silver edge with lighter veins, lighter underneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Not particularly showy, tiny white flowers are inconspicuous, from early to mid-summer. Emerges from the tip of the stem yet blends in and is not noticeable. |
| Fruit Description |
| It flowers seldom, with those flowers seemingly unwilling to set fruit. |
| Colour Description |
| Varigated glossy emerald green with silver margins turning pink in cold weather. Inner colour is various shades of green. |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings root easily when taken in June to August. Use upright vertical leaders, and root under mist. |
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