Euonymus Colorata

Description
Botanical Name: 
Euonymus colorata

Purple-leaf winter creeper 2’ high and 6’ to 8’ wide sprawling growth habit with even cover leaves turn purple in the fall and winter. Versatile ground cover for sunny or shady areas in the landscape. Also effective as an edger along paths or sidewalks, as a slope cover where it can also provide erosion control, as a foundation planting or as an ivy-like climbing vine for covering walls, chimneys or fences.

Plant Characteristics
Plant Category: 
Ground Covers
Name: 
Euonymus colorata
Mature Size: 
2’ high and 6’ to 8’ wide
Plant Type: 
Evergreen
Water: 
Low to moderate
Exposure:: 
Full Sun or Part Shade
Spacing: 
1'
Soil Type: 
Clay; loam; sand; acidic; alkaline; well drained
Planting Time: 
Any season
Comments

Can spread invasively into lawns or adjacent garden areas or can climb adjacent structures.