By Izzy123gym
West Midlands,
United Kingdom 
Euonymus japonicus microphyllia albo variegatus...I have a lovely specimen of this plant bought this Spring...is it too late to take cuttings? If not, HOW do I do so? Mine is a beautiful shape ...green and WHITE...not yellow! Is it a true specimen if it is edged with white?
I haven't been able to find another one locally. All are green and YELLOW..is this the "norm" or have I dreamt this along the way?
Thank you in advance for your help...you're always so ready with answers!
13 Nov, 2009
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Actually, there's 3 versions - one's plain green, called Microphyllus, green and yellow is Microphyllus Pulchellus (syn aureus) and the white edged one is Microphyllus Albovariegatus (syn variegatus). Semi ripe cuttings with a heel in Autumn is all my book says - presumably into a sharp soil mix in a cold frame?
13 Nov, 2009
Thanks, Bamboo! "Albo" in latin means "white" so I have been very confused when seeing all these yellow edged ones! I need to go and look at semi-ripe cuttings now...to refresh my memory! I will have to do all this on the RHS course but I am still at plant cells and plant formation! Incidentally, I got an "A" on my first assignment...wahay!
13 Nov, 2009
Well done - I found quite a lot of that really interesting.
13 Nov, 2009
Congratulations Izzy, you must have been working hard.
Keep up the good work!
14 Nov, 2009
Thank you both. Yes,it is an interesting course but I am finding it quite difficult to fit everything in to my week! LOL Perhaps now the weather is turning wintry, there will be MORE time to study and LESS time/inclination to go out! I am nearly finished Assignment 2 ...but have 12 in total!
14 Nov, 2009
something to do in the winter though, lucky you!
14 Nov, 2009
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No, there's two versions with slightly different names - one is white variegated, the other yellow. I'll have to go and look them up now, one for the name, the other for the cuttings info!
13 Nov, 2009