A show-stopping, leathery rich evergreentrailing shrub-like vine, Euonymus fortunei 'Acutus' promises to deliver a deep backdrop for any landscape. Its fast growth rate offers quick coverage (and erosion control) of any area in a variety of environmental conditions including slopes, a wide pH range, poor soils, and anything from dense shade to full sun.
The deep green shiny, egg-shaped leaves are 1 to 2 1/2 inch long. Some select Acutus because of her willingness to tolerate moderate amounts of salt and foot traffic, though the latter is not encouraged.
Things To Note Acutus is invasive and should be planted in contained areas or spaces where you don't mind her taking over.
If you are considering purchasing this plant in bare root form, please read about bare root plants so you know what to expect.
General information about Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper):
If you want something similar to
Ivy,
but different, this plant will be a perfect fit for you.
Euonymus fortunei, often referred to as Wintercreeper or even Fortune’s Spindle, is an elegant, understated woody
evergreenvine
native to China, Korea, and Japan.
It is excellent for slopes
and
erosion control.
Stems root along nodes,
spreading
indefinitely as a sprawling, tangled, bushy carpet somewhat similar in appearance to
Vinca from a distance.
Similar to ivy, using small rootlets on stems to
climb,
Wintercreeper reaches heights up to 65 feet in her attempts to gain more sunlight.
Its approach to climbing is not the only character trait Wintercreeper shares with Ivy.
Both ivy and Wintercreeper have a sterile, juvenile, non-flowering,
climbing,
(or
creeping) phase.
After growing tall enough to reach the crowns of trees, Wintercreeper develops into an adult.
This flowering phase does not have climbing rootlets.
The (1 to 2 1/2 inch long and 1/2 to 1 1/2 inch broad) leaves are arranged in opposite pairs,
elliptic
to
elliptic-ovate,
with a finely serrated margin.
The flowers are inconspicuous (1/8 inch in diameter), with four small greenish-yellow petals, and the fruit, if any, are
four-lobed,
pale green pod-like berries.
Inside each lobe is a single fleshy-coated orange seed.
In the end, the rich emerald to bright green foliage is the real show stopper offering the benefit of climbing for rock walls, topiaries, arbors and more.
Gardener Tips
Euonymus fortunei responds beautifully to an early spring pruning, some elect to mow it on a high setting to keep a tidy appearance.
Arrived fresh, green and well packed. The plants appear disease free. ..I have had problems with scale on the plants from another company. They look happy to be in the ground near the very nice pachysandra you sent me recently.
The Wintercreeper arrived in beautiful condition. All 54 pots were packed neatly and securely.
Each plant was green, healthy had a nice long runneplars.
The shipment arrived in record time.
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Wonderful, this is my second order from Classy Ground Covers and they are a quality organization. The plants came well packaged and are thriving. I will continue to order through this company. Julie
I was very happy with my Euonymus purchase. However, be forewarned that you may want to put some kind of animal repellant around it. Something (I think a bunny) ate half of it, and in the process pulled them partly out of the ground before they had a chance to take root.
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