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Scientific
Name
Euonymus
fortunei var. radicans
Common
Name
Wintercreeper,
Euonymus
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Hardiness Zone: 5-9 |
[Coloratus]
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Habit: Evergreen
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Growth
Rate: Slow
to medium |
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Texture:
Fine
to medium
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Height:
5
to 15'
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Exposure:
Sun
to partial shade
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Climbing
Method: Aerial
roots |
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Flower/
Fruit: Orange fruit |
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Comments:
Formerly
known as E. radicans; cold winds can "burn" foliage; can
be grown as a ground cover; can get euonymus scale; juvenile and
mature forms; moderate moisture
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Cultivars:
Albo Marginatus (white variegatum), Aurea Marginatus (yellow variegatum), Coloratus
(reddish-purple in winter),
Emerald Beauty,
Emerald Cushion, Emerald Gaiety,
Emerald
and Gold, Emerald
Leader,
Gracillis,
Kewensis,
Longwood
(small leaves),
Minimus
(small leaves), Moonshadow,
Silver Queen (variegated), Variegatus (variegated), Vegetus
(orange fruit)
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© Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University
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