Common Spindle

Fiber Optic Grass

About Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass

Common Spindle

Fiber Optic Grass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southern Europe, United Kingdom, Northern Africa

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

1520

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Grassland, Humid climates, Riverbanks, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-78-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

11-1

Sunset Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White

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

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

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

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Insects

Allergy

Asthma

Asthma, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestion problems, Fever

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Bog Garden, Container, Edging, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

ISOLEPIS cernua

Common Name

European spindle

Low Bulrush Slender Clubrush

In Hindi

आम धुरी

फाइबर ऑप्टिक घास

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Lichtwellenleiter-Gras

In French

axe commun

Fibre optique Herbe

In Spanish

husillo Común

Hierba de fibra óptica

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Οπτικών Ινών Grass

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Fibra Óptica Relva

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Światłowody Trawa

In Latin

commune fusum

Fiber opticus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Poales

Family

Celastraceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Isolepis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Pooideae

Number of Species

3070

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Fiber Optic Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Fiber Optic Grass 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 Fiber Optic Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass

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

Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass Physical Information

Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Fiber Optic Grass height is 15.20 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Fiber Optic Grass flower color: White
Fiber Optic Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass

Care of Common Spindle and Fiber Optic Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Fiber Optic Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fiber Optic Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.