Scientific Name:
Euonymus japonicus
'Paloma Blanca'
Pronunciation:
you-ON-ih-mus juh-PON-ih-kus
Common Name:
Paloma Blanca euonymus
Family Name:
Celastraceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Small, compact evergreen shrub; leaves opposite, elliptic, 2-4cm long x 1-2cm wide, margin serrate-crenate, emerge greenish-white and then slowly turn dark green.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
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:
Container planting, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Spring interest, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Silver / Grayish, Leaves are green with silvery to cream margins
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Acute
Margins:
Serrate
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:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, (covered by a fleshy aril)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Mildew, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Deer
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : cv. Paloma Blanca