How Do You Grow Euonymus Fortunei?
Euonymus fortunei is a low-growing evergreen shrub – some have white or yellow variegated leaves – that works well as a ground cover in sun. Euonymus fortunei thrives in USDA zones 5 to 9. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, or year-round in warmer climates. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy Euonymus fortunei in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers. Choose a site with full sun and well-drained soil. Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers; space the holes 2 feet apart. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost. Water well until soil is completely moist and weekly during summers with no rainfall. Prune using bypass pruners only to remove dead or dying branches.
