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Plant of the Day

Sunday 17 September 2017

The Euonymus oxyphyllus (Korean spindle) was putting on a beautiful display of autumn coloured foliage and fruit. This deciduous, slow-growing hardy shrub or small tree is from Korea and surrounding countries. It produces small flowers in May and June on slender branches but autumn is the main display when the leaves glow with shades of red to purple, these compliment the red fruit and orange seeds.