Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
South Africa
Types
Euonymus europaeus
Ipomoea quamoclit
Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Open Forest
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-79-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Red, Magenta
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long, Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
EUONYMUS europaeus
Ipomoea quamoclit
Common Name
European spindle
star glory , hummingbird vine
In Hindi
आम धुरी
Kunjlata
In German
gemeinsamen Spindel
Ipomoea quamoclit
In French
axe commun
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Spanish
husillo Común
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Greek
κοινή άξονα
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Portuguese
eixo comum
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Polish
wspólna wrzeciona
Ipomoea quamoclit
In Latin
commune fusum
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Solanales
Family
Celastraceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Euonymus
Ipomoea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ipomoeeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3025
1
27800
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