Emerald Gaiety Wintercreeper

'Emerald Gaiety' Wintercreeper

(Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety')

Celastraceae

▲ ▼ foliage has white edge on leaves

▲ 'Emerald Gaiety' has more upright growth habit

Euonymus fortunei: Wintercreeper Euonymus

Location near campus: on west side of Xeriscape Garden at corner of Grand and Linwood.

• evergreen, opposite, ovate leaves with slightly serrate to crenate margins; leaves 2" long and 1/2 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
• cultivars/varieties:
  • ‘Emerald Gaiety’ (‘Emerald Gaiety’ Wintercreeper)
    • foliage is dark green with medium to narrow white margin; leaves are slightly smaller than species
    • more upright growing than purpleleaf wintercreeper