Common Spindle

Creeping Mazus

About Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus

Common Spindle

Creeping Mazus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

1510

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

8-5

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm250.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

MAZUS reptans

Common Name

European spindle

Creeping Mazus

In Hindi

आम धुरी

जीव Mazus

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Creeping Mazus

In French

axe commun

Creeping Mazus

In Spanish

husillo Común

arrastramiento Mazus

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

υφέρπουσα Mazus

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Creeping Mazus

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Creeping Mazus

In Latin

commune fusum

reptilia Alba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

Order

Celastrales

Scrophulariales

Family

Celastraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Mazus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mimuleae

Subfamily

Mimuloideae

Number of Species

3010

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Creeping Mazus has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus

Season and care of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Creeping Mazus season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Creeping Mazus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Mazus is Neutral.

Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus

Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.