Japanese name: ツルマサキ（蔓柾、蔓正木） Scientific name:Euonymus fortunei var. fortunei
[Overview]
An evergreen woody vine found in forests.
It produces aerial roots and creeps along the ground or climbs other plants.
Leaves are simple, usually opposite, sometimes whorled or alternate, elliptical, 1.5–6 cm long and 0.7–3 cm wide, thick and glossy, with low wavy serrations on the margin.
The petiole is 0.3–1 cm long.
Cymes 1.5–8 cm long emerge from the leaf axils, bearing 7–31 flowers.
The inflorescence has a stalk of 1–6 cm.
The flowers are pale green with 4 petals, 0.5 cm across.
The fruit is a spherical capsule about 0.5–0.6 cm across, ripening pale red and splitting into four to release glossy vermilion seeds.
[Uses]
The stems and leaves are used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division or cuttings.
It grows well in any soil as long as the site is sunny.
It also tolerates partial shade.
For plants less than 2 years after planting, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
For established plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient unless midsummer brings a long spell of sunny weather and the soil becomes severely dry.
Apply organic fertilizer around the plant as fertilizer in winter.
Powdery mildew and scale insects can occur.
