Scientific Name:
Euonymus japonicus
'Silver King'
Pronunciation:
you-ON-ih-mus juh-PON-ih-kus
Common Name:
Silver King euonymus
Family Name:
Celastraceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Small shrub; leaves opposite, oval, margins finely toothed, 3-7cm long; flowers inconspicuous, greenish-white, 5mm wide; fruit very show, pink with orange seeds.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Winter interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish, Leaves are green with silvery to cream margins
Shapes:
Ovate
Bases:
Acute
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Green
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Pink
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, (covered by a fleshy aril)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Mildew (Drought tolerant)
