Euonymus alatus "Compactus", 20 cm pot
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Spindle Euonymus alatus Compactus – a slow-growing, dense and compact shrub that tolerates clipping well; small flowers in May–June and blazing red autumn colour.
A deciduous shrub with blazing autumn colour. Suits specimen planting, groups and hedges; the leaves turn bright red in autumn. The fruit is poisonous – keep it away from children.
Sold as a container-grown plant (20 cm pot); it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Spindle
- Latin name: Euonymus alatus
- Cultivar: Compactus
- Mature height: up to 1.5 m
- Width: 1–1.5 m
- Pot: 20 cm
- Light: sunny or semi-shaded
- Winter hardiness: USDA 4–8
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring (late April – May) or autumn (September) in a sunny or partly shaded spot with fertile, well-drained soil; wet spots with standing water are unsuitable. Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, mix the excavated soil with compost, set the plant at the same depth it grew in the pot and water generously. Space plants 1–1.5 m apart.
Watering Water a young plant regularly for the first two years and more often in dry spells; an established shrub is fairly drought-tolerant and needs watering only in long dry periods. Mulch the soil with bark or wood chips.
Pruning Needs little pruning: in spring remove dead and crossing branches; the shrub also tolerates shaping.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring with compost or an organic fertiliser and, if needed, with a complex fertiliser in spring – early summer; give no nitrogen in autumn. The shrub is hardy in Estonia; protect a young plant in its first winter with mulch and spruce boughs if needed.
Codes and attributes
| Size | 20 cm pot |
|---|---|
| Category | Euonymus |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days