Cuttings for things on my want list or other named daylilies/iris/hosta
Have: cuttings of wintercreeper Eunonymus
Which cultivar do you have ? Emerald and gold ? or ??
Interested in lilies ? (lilium ??)
We think it is silver queen.
Sorry to ask, but is it evergreen euonymus or wintercreeper ?
WINTERCREEPER EUONYMUS (Euonymus fortunei)
Evergreen groundcover, 4 to 6 inches high, scrambles 40 to 70 feet when placed on a structure. Tolorates full sun to heavy shade (if you can handle the disease in shade). This grows in typical ground cover form.
EVERGREEN EUONYMUS (Euonymus japonicus)
very dense, oval shrub in full sun; more open in shade. grows to max 10 to 15 feet high and 5-10 feet wide, but typically stays smaller. Evergreen, leathery leaves which are 1 to 3 inches long. Very tolerant of heat but prone to cold damage. This grows in shrub form.
Is this the srambling ground cover or the bushy shrub ?
Most "Silver Queen" are listed as "japonicus" but a few places offer "E.Fortunei Silver Queen", but not sure if this is a mislabling.
What is the growth form of your plant ?
This Wintercreeper euonymus believed to be silverqueen (by one of the Daves Experts) because of the larger leaf.
It is NOT a shrub but a ground cover/ clinging vine. (mine are used as vines)
I have 2 that are growing up some large poplar trees and are in full shade. I've had no disease problems.
They are NOT rampant growers as the forunei is sometimes described - one of mine has been growing for 15 years and is now about 20 feet tall. I certainly do not consider them to be invasive and honestly think of them as a focus piece in the garden, rather than a ground cover. this is a close up of the leaf.
this part of garden is hideous from storm debris. vine has been growing here for 15 yrs with no special fertilizer or care.
second vine is kept at the base of this tree
That is definitely fortunei (wintercreeper, the ground cover) and not japonicus. You are right.
I am by no means an expert on the cultivars of E. fortunei but are you sure of the snow queen cultivar name ? As I mentioned, I think Snow Queen is japonicus cultivar and that this name sometimes mistakenly is used (mislabled) about fortunei. I could be wrong, of course.
From the look of it, I would guess "Emerald Gaiety" ?? No ??
See pictures
Here are more pictures
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Sorry, I repeated the picture .. I meant for this one to go
Ha..when it comes to cultivars I am almost NEVER sure-especially if they are similar. I certainly appreciate any input you might have.
This was the info from the ID forum:
Euonymus fortunei or E. japonicus...I think perhaps the former as yours produces rootlets which is indicative of E. fortunei. Common name is wintercreeper. From the size of the leaves , yours may be 'Silver Queen'. 'Emerald Gaiety' is similar but has smaller leaves than what yours appear to be.
My leaf color seems just a bit different than your photo. could be climate differences though.
I received this plant as a cutting about 20 years ago from a friend who was 65 at the time-she has received it from her mother so it is definately an old plant.
You might be right.. at second look, the leaves does appear larger. The color is very close to your original (the "green glow" is because of the camera... don't ask me to try figure out these camera things too.. just finding out how a computer work is enough for me !!)
I would love to trade a cutting from you ..
Are you interested in anything from my tradelist ?
Kenneth
I'll pm you.