Japanese spindle tree care at home

My daughter brought me a rather unusual bush covered with variegated leaves. For almost a year now, it has been living with me, but it has never bloomed. Am I taking care of him wrong? Tell us how to care for Japanese euonymus at home? Should it bloom or is it just an ornamental shrub?

Japanese euonymus is a representative of ornamental shrubs. Beautiful green bushes in the wild grow up to 5 meters in height, produce white-green flowers and form reddish fruits.

Houseplants of euonymus are much smaller and rarely bloom. The shrub is covered with beautiful smooth leaves, they are slightly elongated and, as it were, cut along the edges. Due to the varied color and shape of the leaves, Japanese euonymus is divided into subspecies.

The most famous varieties include euonymus with a monochrome green leaf color. Variegated shrubs are also particularly attractive:

• golden euonymus (the middle of the leaf is yellow);
• silver euonymus (white-green leaves).

When growing euonymus Japanese at home, the main concern will be the preservation of its decorative color. It does not need special conditions, since it is absolutely unpretentious, however, it is still necessary to adhere to some recommendations for caring for Japanese euonymus at home.

Lighting

One of the important points in caring for a plant is to provide it with sufficient lighting. For simple green euonymus, a little sun is enough, they grow well even in the shade. But variegated bushes need more lighting, otherwise their color will disappear over time and they will become monochromatic.

Japanese spindle tree is not recommended to be placed on the southern windowsill in direct sunlight.

Air temperature

The plant does not respond well to increased room temperatures. It feels most comfortable at 23 degrees Celsius in the summer. In winter, it is advisable to put the pot in a room with a temperature of no more than 12 degrees. In a warmer room near the euonymus, foliage may fall off.

Watering and spraying

Euonymus is a fairly moisture-loving plant. In the summer, it needs regular watering. It is important not to allow the soil to dry out completely so that the leaves do not wilted. With the onset of autumn, the intervals between watering are increased, and in winter they are rarely watered with warm water.

The shrub will be very grateful for regular spraying, and even a shower, especially on hot summer days. So that after this procedure, the remnants of impurities do not appear on the leaves, the water must be taken settled, and preferably filtered.

Top dressing and transplanting

Once a month, the plant is fertilized with mineral fertilizers, starting in spring and ending in autumn. During the growing season, complex organic fertilizers are applied once a week. Young shrubs are given nitrogen fertilizing to stimulate the growth of deciduous mass.

Young euonymus plantings need an annual transplant, and for adults, once every 3 years is enough. If the adult spindle tree is impressive in size, you can simply renew the topsoil.

To give the bush the desired shape and stimulate the growth of lateral shoots, it is cut off (it is better to do this in spring). Since the bush itself branches very weakly, such pruning is done regularly.It is better to remove weak shoots too so that they do not take away the strength from the bush.

Young, cuttings cut from the tops are used for breeding new plants. It is worth noting that a stalk that has at least 3 internodes after ripe buds will be suitable for reproduction. Also, euonymus reproduces with the help of seeds.

Caring for euonymus at home - video