Euonymus plant--Corpreme variety

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Euonymus fortunei which originated as a branch sport of the Corlutz variety of Euonymus fortunei (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,795) is provided. The new variety possesses foliage which exhibits a coloration substantially identical to that of the parent, but differs from the parent in several important respects, including a substantially larger leaf size. In addition, the new variety has significantly longer internodes than the parent, and exhibits a more open growth pattern than the parent.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety Euonymus fortunei which is a branch sport of the Corlutz variety, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of: (a) a substantially larger leaf size than both the parent and other known varieties of Euonymus fortunei,   (b) a leaf coloration which is dark green with light to medium yellow margins and which is substantially the same as that of the parent,   (c) the propensity to exhibit no substantial leaf coloration change during the winter,   (d) a leaf internode length which is on average approximately twice as long as that of the parent,   (e) a plant growth habit that is more open than that of the parent,   (f) an annual growth rate which is less than that of the parent as a young plant, but which is approximately equal to that of the parent as the plant reaches approximately four to five years of age,   (g) the ability to thrive under a wide range of climatic conditions, and   (h) the ability to be sheared within prescribed limits or shaped to a specific form.