'Emerald and Gold' Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald and Gold'

Celastraceae (Spindletree Family)

▲ Mature plant about 18 inches tall

▲ Leaves

Location on campus:  east and southeast sides of Blair-Shannon

'Emerald and Gold' Euonymus:  Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald and Gold'

Euonymus fortunei:  Wintercreeper Euonymus

·         Evergreen, opposite, ovate leaves with slightly serrate to crenate margins; leaves 2” long and ½ as wide

·         Can spread along the ground (6-18” as groundcover), or climb walls/trees by aerial roots (going 40’ or more up walls/trees/poles); fast growing

·         Prefers full sun to fairly deep shade, tolerates most soils except very wet soils

·         All cultivars/varieties subject to euonymus scale, a tiny white insect which can eventually kill out stems

o   ‘Emerald & Gold’ (‘Emerald & Gold’ Wintercreeper)

·         foliage has fairly broad yellow margin; leaves may be larger than species

·         lower and denser growing, more shrub-like than species