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Which varieties of Euonymus variegated do NOT turn pink in cold/winter?

mail79514mail79514 Posts: 8
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We would like to buy a variegated/two tone Euonymus shrub as a replacement for a Box blighted hedge but confused about which varieties do and do not turn pink in winter?
Euonymus fortunei Emerald n Gold?
Euonymus fortunei Emerald Gaiety?
Euonymus fortunei Silver Queen?
Euonymus Kathy?
....?! 
Have I missed any? Thanks! We would like one that stays its green colour...don't want to buy the wrong one!

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I would imagine (but I don't know) that all being of the same family they would all possibly change colour in a cold winter.
    It's a form of protection that some plants use in cold and sunny weather

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    I have a couple of those euonymus (Emerald n Gold and Silver Queen) and they don't go pink. I also have a variety that purports to be Emerald n Gold but which grows much bigger and that doesn't go pink either. They all put on startlingly bright foliage in spring and then calm down a bit. One problem that I have come across in the last couple of years is euonymus scale which has invaded a short hedge, probably due to the plants being stressed due to hotter and dryer summers.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The ones with cream variegation tend to turn pink in my experience. Usually in cold weather. The ones with gold keep their usual colour.
    I think there are some newer ones which are largely just green - I think E. fort. Green Spire is one variety that's readily available. Judging by posts on this forum, many people seem to be using that as a box replacement.  :)

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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    I'm pretty sure our Euonymus Bravo's do not turn pink in Winter. We also have Euonymus White Spire, but only got that this Summer, so not sure yet if it turns pink or not.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    The only one I have any experience of is the variegated form (Silver Queen I think) that has leaves with a white edge and green middle. The outer white bit sometimes turns pink, but the green part stays green.
    So maybe just avoid the variegated types.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • mail79514mail79514 Posts: 8
    Thanks everyone! We went for the Euonymus Japonicus Bravo.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    mail79514 said:
    Thanks everyone! We went for the Euonymus Japonicus Bravo.

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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