Frosty Pearl® Euonymus … an outstanding new cultivar that exhibits all the best features of variegated Euonymus in one plant. It was selected as a sport of Euonymus Vegetus by Roy Duncan of Battle Creek, Michigan. This bloodline has produced many great attributes such as increased winter hardiness and the ability to excel in deep shade. The most attractive feature of this plant is the large oval leaves with a deep forest green center surrounded by a wide whitish cream irregular margin that gives the plant its frosted appearance. The foliage has a thick leathery texture with a satiny luster. It exhibits the deepest green centers and whitest margins when grown in a shady location. The plant will also produce a fruit set that provides unique seasonal interest. Once the fruit begins to form, it produces 1/3" diameter pearl-like sized fruit with a frosted outer coating. As the fruit ages, it changes to a pinkish red and then finally opens to reveal an orange seed. The seeds persist from the late fall into winter.

Frosty Pearl will grow to about 50 - 60" tall and 24" wide as a climbing vine. It can also be used in the shrub border as a mounding evergreen shrub. The plant performs best in partial shade (morning sun, afternoon shade) to deeply shaded areas. It also performs well in more northern areas where other variegated Euonymus do not.

• Exhibits outstanding frosted dark forest green foliage
• Produces best foliage color is best in shaded areas
• Maintains variegation even in deeply shaded locations
• Exhibits increased hardiness over other variegated selections
• Produces fruit set for additional seasons of interest
• Is excellent in a shrub border or as a climbing vine

This plant will be introduced to the market in 2007 with a limited release.  A national launch including public relations and consumer advertising is planned for 2008. Be the first garden center in your area to sell this great new plant.