| Description | A small to medium size broadleaf evergreen shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (you-ON-i-mus)(for-TUNE-ne-i) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Broadleaf Evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-6 |
| Sunlight | full to shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | can be damaged by cold winter winds, especially if there is a lack of snow cover, best planted in a somewhat protect spot for better results |
| Flowers | insignificant |
| Fruit | dehiscent capsule |
| Leaves | evergreen, glossy green, opposite |
| Dimensions | Reaches 4-5 feet tall by equal spread. In the colder end of its hardiness zone it tends to stay about 1/2 to 3/4 of the ultimate height. |
| Maintenance | The plant can shoot out long vine like branches. These can be removed or given some form of support. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Sarcoxie Nursery in Missouri 1950. |
| Author's Notes | I have a large planting of this at a garden I maintain. The original plants are a result of some cuttings I rooted. In one area it has climbed up a Austrian Pine at least 12-15 feet. It is growing in a part sun area. |
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