Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
South America, Argentina
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Perennial
Euonymus europaeus
Number of Varieties
3515
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Floodplains, Open Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm900.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
EUONYMUS europaeus
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
European spindle
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
आम धुरी
In German
Frühling Borretsch
gemeinsamen Spindel
In French
Spring Starflower
axe commun
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
husillo Común
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
κοινή άξονα
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
eixo comum
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
wspólna wrzeciona
In Latin
Spring Starflower
commune fusum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Celastrales
Family
Liliaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Ipheion
Euonymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Gilliesieae
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Subfamily
Allioideae
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Number of Species
5030
1
27800
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