Euonymus: Emerald Gaiety
'Emerald Gaiety' (Euonymus fortunei) is a cultivar, a broadleaf evergreen shrub also commonly called wintercreeper euonymus. 'Emerald Gaiety' is a tough plant that tolerates drought conditions and the pollution of urban settings. Classified as a shrub or bush, it forms a mounding shape with sprawling, upright branches with small red berries and blue-green leaves with white margins and serrated edges that are variegated when grown in partial shade. The leaves might take on a tinge of pink in the fall and winter. Deep green and white variegated foliage takes on rose red hues in late fall.
Features:
Spacing: Plant 2' apart
Light Needs: Full Sun to Full Shade
Zones: 5-8
Soil Condition: Normal, Sandy