Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.)
Also known as Fortune's spindle, wintercreeper.
↑Summary
An evergreen vine, native to east Asia and invasive in North America.
↑Uses
Occasionally planted as a groundcover; numerous cultivars exist, including those with variegated leaves. Although variegated cultivars typically exhibit less aggressive growth, they are able to revert back to the all-green form, which grows vigorously.
↑Links & External Resources
• Winter Creeper | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei (Climbing Euonymus) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei (Winter Creeper) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Wintercreeper | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Winter Creeper | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. (Winter Creeper, Climbing Euonymus) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
