Spindle 'Green Spire'
Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire'
Spindle 'Green Spire' is a shrub for edging, structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering May, Jun.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 150 cm |
| Spread | 75 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 6b-9b, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 150 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 75 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 6b to 9b and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, shade, clay soil, sandy soil, chalk soil, evergreen plants.
Border Builder uses Spindle 'Green Spire''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb'to edge in front
- African Lily 'Headbourne Hybrids'to edge in front
- Black mondo grassto edge in front
- Coral bells 'Fire Alarm'to edge in front
- Fringecupto edge in front
- Hebe 'Red Edge'to edge in front