Scientific Name:
Euonymus fortunei
Pronunciation:
you-ON-ih-mus fore-TYOO-nee-eye
Common Name:
wintercreeper, winter creeper
Family Name:
Celastraceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Low shrub or creeper-climber with adventitious roots; leaves opposite, elliptic to oval, most blades 2-6cm long x 1-3cm wide, margin serrate, dark green; capsules rounded, 5-7mm wide, white with orange arils (seeds; fruit absent in some cultivars).
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Mounded, Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Ground cover, Mixed shrub border, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Winter interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus include E. 'Emerald 'n' Gold', E. ‘Emerald Gaiety’, E. ‘Gold Spot’, and E. 'Interbolwji'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Green-yellow, Yellow, Nearly White, depends on cv.
Colour in Fall:
Green, Green-yellow, Bronze, Nearly White
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Accessory tissue
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Galls, Scale insects, Wood deformity (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NRY) NuRserY : cvs. Emerald Gaiety, Interbolwji
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : cvs. Emerald 'n' Gold, Emerald Gaiety, Gold Spot
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cvs. Emerald 'n' Gold, Emerald Gaiety
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Emerald n Gold