Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
- Size
- 0.6 m tall, 1.2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun, shade
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June
- Ground cover
- Edging a bed or a path
- Holding a slope
- Something to look at in winter
- Evergreen
- Leaves worth having
- Covers the ground
- Tough
Safety
- Can cause illness if eaten; keep it away from small children.
- Can upset a dog that chews it.
- Can upset a cat that chews it.
- Note: can spread; plant responsibly and check local rules
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ground cover
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Size when mature
- 0.6 m tall, 1.2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun, shade
- Moisture
- Medium, dry
- Soil
- loam, sand, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 8
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Moderate, plant with care
- If eaten
- People: Can cause illness · Dogs: Can cause illness · Cats: Can cause illness
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Lists it is on
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
