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Euonymus fortunei 'Hort's Blaze' (Wintercreeper 'Hort's Blaze')

Other names: Winter creeper 'Hort's Blaze', Fortune's spindle 'Hort's Blaze', Euonymus fortunei 'Horts Blaze'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Hort's Blaze' is a compact, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with elliptic to narrowly ovate, finely-toothed, dark green leaves, paler at the veins, bright green when young, and turning reddish-brown in winter. Inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers in early summer are followed by spherical, pink fruit splitting to reveal fleshy, orange seeds.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 1.5 m 5-10 years
1 ft 4 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in poor, well-drained soil if full sun. Will tolerate moist soil and partial shade. Can be trained to climb up a support. Flowering is more likely to occur if the plant is trained to climb.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Containers/Patio, Coastal, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wallside and trellises, Instant, Roof terrace, Foliage only

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Moderate/Medium
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming, Prostrate

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested.

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 8.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Horse chestnut scale

Vine weevil

Caterpillars

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Prune out unsightly shoots only (only when needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Take semi-ripe cuttings

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