{"id":10144,"date":"2017-11-24T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10144"},"modified":"2017-11-16T18:08:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T23:08:58","slug":"euonymus-moonshadow-a-plant-for-all-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2017\/11\/24\/euonymus-moonshadow-a-plant-for-all-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Euonymus \u2018Moonshadow\u2019 – A Ground Cover For All Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘Moonshadow’ euonymus<\/p><\/div>\n

Many so-called shade perennials such as hostas, astilbes, brunneras, and coralbells (Heuchera spp<\/em>.) actually excel in areas that are bathe mostly morning sunlight. In these areas \u2018Moonshadow\u2019 euonymus (Euonymus fortunei<\/em> \u2018Moonshadow\u2019) makes a\u00a0great companion shrub with these perennials (USDA hardiness zones 4-8).\u00a0 Moonshadow has become a favorite ground cover euonymus of mine.<\/p>\n

\u2018Moonshadow\u2019 euonymus is a low growing evergreen shrub displaying shiny yellow leaves with dark green edges.\u00a0 Its\u00a0attractive variegated evergreen foliage makes it a stand out for almost any landscape situation. Leaves\u00a0take on\u00a0a pink hue which adds to its 4-season landscape\u00a0interest.<\/p>\n

This low\u00a0 ground cover is almost mat-like\u00a0@\u00a01 to 2 feet high and 4-5 feet wide. It stays low and compact. Similar euonymus\u00a0varieties like ‘Emerald and Gold’ and ‘Emerald Gaiety’\u00a0tend to outgrow what the plant tag information describes about it.\u00a0Other cultivars grow\u00a024 -30 inches tall at maturity with a spread of\u00a05 feet or more. Foliage is a muted yellow with an attractive – dark olive green blotch. On a rare occasion a branch may reverted to all-green and should be cut out. Mostly, it holds its variegation well. Very slow to grow from rooted divisions.<\/p>\n

It tolerates most soils except wet soggy sites and grows in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.<\/p>\n

\u2018Moonshadow\u2019 has a moderate growth rate. Mass as a low growing groundcover under shrubs or trees or in front of a border. \u00a0 Line along drives and walkways or a low hedge. Add a snap of color in containers by using this brightly colored trailer as a spiller to trail over the pot edges.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a euonymus, so the potential for scale is there. It can be pruned at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many so-called shade perennials such as hostas, astilbes, brunneras, and coralbells (Heuchera spp.) actually excel in areas that are bathe mostly morning sunlight. In these areas \u2018Moonshadow\u2019 euonymus (Euonymus fortunei \u2018Moonshadow\u2019) makes a\u00a0great companion shrub with these perennials (USDA hardiness zones 4-8).\u00a0 Moonshadow has become a favorite ground cover euonymus of mine. \u2018Moonshadow\u2019 euonymus is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,398,299,1037,710,144,674,806,1449,800,665,628,853,551,843,1060,601,729,1076,629,777,630,646,7,113,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10144"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10144"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10233,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10144\/revisions\/10233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}