Add year-round color and structure to your landscape with Emerald ‘n Gold euonymus. Its dense, mounding form makes it an excellent choice for low hedges and clean borders, creating a bright, finished edge along walkways, patios, and garden beds. The striking yellow and green variegated foliage naturally draws the eye and pairs beautifully with darker evergreens and colorful perennials, as shown here.

In landscapes, it’s most often used as a small hedge, edging plant, or mass planting to create a cohesive, colorful ground layer. It can also gently climb with support or spread along the ground, rooting as it grows to fill in space. This versatility makes it ideal for softening hardscape edges, adding contrast in mixed beds, and bringing consistent color to the front of the landscape.

Details

Botanical: Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Classification: Deciduous Shrub

Bloom Time: Summer

Fragrant: No

Flower Color: Greenish White

Foliage Color:  Variegated

Growth/ Care

Average Size at Maturity:  2 ft. tall and 5 ft. wide

Growth Habit: Spreading

Growth Rate: Moderate

Light Needs: Full sun

Water Needs:  Moderate

USDA Grow Zone

Zone: 5-9