Scientific name: Euonymus alatus
Common name: winged Euonymus
Family name: Celastraceae
Useful cultivars and selections: Compactus
USDA hardiness zone: 3
Mature height and spread: 2-3m spread and height
Form: Oval, dense
Water use: Moderate
Soil requirements: Well-drained
Leaf arrangement: Simple. Opposite.
Fall colour: red
Flower/cone/fruit description: Orange fruit capsule. Cyme flowers; insignificant.
Limitations: Poisonous if consume lots of it; limits planting.
Suitable uses: Group plantings. Border. Adaptable to compact soil.
Quick ID: Dec. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. 4-angled winged shoots. Oblanceolate. Toothed. Orange fruit capsule with red casting (like other euonymus). Finely toothed margins and pointy leaf tips.