ShrubsGolden Euonymus
Euonymus japonicus
Golden Euonymus (Euonymus japonicus) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 10-15 ft × 5-8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect green, red and white blooms in summer. It stands up well to black walnut, drought and salt.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-15 ft × 5-8 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Green, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Drought, Salt
- Native to
- Japan, Korea
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Golden Euonymus is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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