1. EUONYMUS JAPONICA or ‘Variegata’
BOTANICAL NAME
EUONYMUS JAPONICA or ‘Variegata’

2. PRONUNCIATION
you - ON - i - mus jah - PON - i - ca

3. COMMON NAME
Evergreen Euonymus

6. FAMILY
Celastraceae

7. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

8. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 6’ - 7’
Width 3’ - 5’
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

10. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1” - 3”
Width 1”

11. MARGIN
Serrated (bluntly)

13. VEINS
Pinnate

14. COMPOSITION
Simple

16. FLOWER
Spring (June)
Green - Orange

17. FRUIT
Fall
Pink

18. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
Shade

19. GROWTH
Rapid

20. USE
Foundation

21. DESCRIPTION
Many named cultivars available with varying colors of foliage

22. PROBLEMS
Euonymus scale insect is a real problem

23. ZONES
5 - 10

24. NATIVE OF:
Japan