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Common Name: Silver Queen
Latin Name: Euonymus Fortunei
Type: Evergreen/deciduous shrub or
small tree
Location: Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury.
Ultimate height: 1.5 - 2.5m
Ultimate spread: 1 - 1.5m
Located Euonymus Fortuneii height: 200mm
Overall shape: Irregular shrub like coverage
Leaf Shape: Dark green ovate shaped leaves
margined with white
Preferred soil type: Well drained clay, chalk,
loam or sand
Fruit/Flowers: Small pale
green flowers in summer then occasionally pale pink fruits form
Distribution: Native of East Asia
I located this particular
Euonymus Fortunei within a planting bed in close proximity to the central
park entrance/exit. Its location was at a low level of the gardens, resulting
in the soil conditions being slightly damper than those higher up the park when
weather conditions are wet. This doesn't seem to effect the health of the
plant as it is surrounded by multiple, high growing shrubs which will make use
of the additional water contents within the soil. It seems to have been
intentionally planted to provide a ground cover to the bed, and to cooperate in
a heirachy planting strategy, with the surrounding plants acting as
the higher levels. The exposure to sun/shade is of equal quality (part shade)
which is preferable for the Euonymus Fortunei. Its striking silver
and deep green provides the base of the planting scheme to be of a focal point,
aiding with site circulation and boundary awareness.
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