Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Types
Euonymus europaeus
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Number of Varieties
151
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Open Forest
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-79-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
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
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Partial Sun
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
EUONYMUS europaeus
DOMBEYA wallichii
Common Name
European spindle
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
In Hindi
आम धुरी
Pink Ball Tree
In German
gemeinsamen Spindel
Pink Ball Tree
In French
axe commun
Pink Ball Tree
In Spanish
husillo Común
Pink Ball Tree
In Greek
κοινή άξονα
Pink Ball Tree
In Portuguese
eixo comum
Pink Ball Tree
In Polish
wspólna wrzeciona
Dombeja Wallicha
In Latin
commune fusum
Pink Ball Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Malvales
Family
Celastraceae
Sterculiaceae
Genus
Euonymus
Dombeya
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Dombeyoideae
Number of Species
301
1
27800
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