Botanical Name: Euonymus fortunei 'Canadale Gold'
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Common Name: Canadale Gold Wintercreeper Euonymu  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Green, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

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Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese

 

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Hedge, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Canadale Gold Wintercreeper is a sturdy, evergreen plant with brightly colored golden-yellow colored margins on bright green foliage. Moderate grower to about 4 feet tall and 3 to 3-1/2 feet wide. Evergreen. Makes a nice edge around a shrub or perennial border, or a low hedge.
Plant in full sun; will tolerate part sun, but coloration may fade a bit. Plant in loamy, well drained soils. E. fortunei, sometimes called wintercreeper, has an almost vine-like quality, and will grow over rocks or cascade over walls. Euonymus, in general, don't take well to shearing unless it is at the base (they get very dense on the outside byt the lack of sunlight and the dry air encourages spider mites and scale). To control size or shape, prune selectively or renovate in the spring; see Guides.