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.

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