The Euonymus microphyllus, as it is commonly known Taflanaki, with the Latin name Euonymus japonicus "microphyllus" is a small, evergreen shrub. It belongs to the Celastraceae family.
Description of the plant
The taflanaki is a hardy, slow-growing shrub. Its leaves are small, oval, jagged, leathery and shiny. Their color can be either green, two-tone yellow-green or two-tone white-green. Its flowers are greenish, without particular decorative value. Its flowering period is summer.
Plant care
Location:
It grows satisfactorily in all types of soils, without particular problems. Prerequisite for the soil to be well drained. Prefers places with sun or moderate shade.
Watering:
It has moderate water requirements, except in the summer months when you can increase its watering. In winter we water about every 10 days. In summer 3 to 4 times a week. In spring and autumn 1 to 2 times a week.
Care should be taken with watering, as necrosis of part of the foliage can be caused by lack of water, especially during the summer.
Lubrication:
Fertilize your plants regularly using a water-soluble fertilizer for flowering plants or a granular fertilizer. Slow-release granular fertilizer is added to the soil during planting, following the dosing recommendations stated on the package.
Plants grown in pots and planters may need more frequent fertilization to look better. Apply the fertilizer during the spring and summer period (once a month). You can use either the granular fertilizer by spreading it on the ground between the plants and then watering well or by dissolving the water-soluble fertilizer in the watering can.
Durability:
Withstands cold and low temperatures down to -10 ° C. Brown leaves may appear due to low temperatures, but in spring the green, glossy foliage will return. You need to be careful with strong winds. Suitable for planting in areas with heavy air pollution. It withstands coastal areas.
Pruning:
It is necessary to removal of dried and diseased shoots in early spring. We apply light shaping pruning to maintain the shape, such as ball, pyramid, rectangle, free shape, and its size.
Uses of the plant
Taflanaki is very often used in landscape architecture because of its rich foliage and its ability to be pruned in whatever shape and size you want.
It is suitable for:
- for planting flower beds,
- in clusters or in rows on lawns,
- for planting pots and planters,
- in rock gardens and
- creates beautiful borders, low hedges, fences.
Enemies and Diseases
It is quite a hardy plant and is not easily infected by diseases and insects. In rare cases it is infested by aphids and aphids.
