Euonymus, Wintercreeper 'Wolong Ghost'

Like all cultivars of this species, it frequently sports to other forms. These forms need to be cut out when they appear, as they can out...Read Morecompete the original cultivar.

I gave up planting this species before I realized its invasive potential, because I see so many plantings infested and disfigured or even killed by euonymus scale.

Once established, this species can be very difficult to get rid of. It's resistant to most herbicides, and regrows from small pieces of root.

It is naturalized in most of the eastern and central states. The US Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Nature Conservancy, and other organizations concerned with the preservation of natural areas in North America all have expressed concern about the invasive impact of this species on our environment.

It appears to be most destructive in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and neighboring states.

In Massachusetts, I often find seedlings when weeding properties where it isn't cultivated. Birds distribute the seeds widely. Cutting back climbing stems will temporarily reduce seeding.

Planted in o8,and is slowly making a ground cover,very cold hardy, slow growth.but nice looking when planted with something else, it is e...Read Morevergreen,I am going to try some in hanging baskets to see how it does,realy not that bad a ground cover

Sure, this plant looks nice, but it's can't really be used for what the species is normally used for. I don't see how nurseries make mon...Read Moreey selling this plant - it's just about the slowest growing plant on earth.

Oh no...it just decomposed...