(Creeping Variegated Wintercreeper, Creeping Wintercreeper)

One of the best known and most durable broadleaf evergreens, wintercreeper is a hardy groundcover or shrub from China. A selection of the long-popular variety radicans, 'Argenteo-variegata' bears oval leathery dark-green leaves with white markings. The trailing stems root at the nodes to form a mat-like groundcover. They can also climb via rootlike holdfasts. Like most trailing forms of wintercreeper, it doesn't flower or fruit.

This shade-loving ornamental does well in most conditions...

(Bigleaf Wintercreeper)

One of the best known and most durable broadleaf evergreens, wintercreeper is a hardy groundcover or shrub from China. Introduced to gardens in the mid-19th century, the variety vegetus bears broad oval dull green leaves on upright or prostrate stems. The stems can climb tree trunks or structures via rootlike holdfasts. In late spring and early summer it produces clusters of insignificant greenish flowers, followed by abundant pinkish fruits that open to reveal fleshy orange seeds. Birds...

(Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen native to eastern Asia. Somewhat slow growing, it eventually forms a large shrub or small tree. The lustrous leathery oval leaves look great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring to early summer followed by rose-hued fruits that open to reveal orange-red seeds (arils). Most cultivated specimens bear little or no fruit. Many cultivars are grown, including...

(Japanese Euonymus, Variegated Japanese Spindletree)

Japanese spindle tree is a medium to large, dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. The cultivar 'Aureo-marginatus' features oval-shaped, leathery, deep-green leaves, generously edged in yellow. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Aureo-marginatus' rarely if ever fruits.

This relatively cold-tender shrub tolerates a wide range of growing environments including clay and acid soils, full sun to...

(Gold Spot Japanese Spindletree, Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Selected for its lustrous, dark green, yellow-centered leaves and its relatively compact habit, the cultivar 'Aureus' looks great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Aureus' rarely fruits.

This cold-tender shrub tolerates a wide range of growing...

(Butterscotch Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Selected for its dwarf rounded habit and its small bright yellow new leaves, the cultivar 'Butterscotch' looks great year-round. Mature leaves are yellow with green centers. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Butterscotch' does not fruit.

This relatively...

(Chollipo Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Selected for its lustrous, dark green, cream-rimmed leaves and its tall upright habit, the cultivar 'Chollipo' looks great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Chollipo' rarely if ever fruits.

More disease resistant than many Japanese spindletree...

(Golden Maiden Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Selected for its lustrous, lemon-yellow, green-rimmed leaves and its compact upright habit, the cultivar 'Golden Maiden' looks great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Golden Maiden' rarely if ever fruits.

This relatively cold-tender shrub tolerates...

(Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Selected for its especially large lustrous deep-green leaves and its compact upright habit, the cultivar 'Grandifolius' looks great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Grandifolius' rarely if ever fruits.

This relatively cold-tender shrub tolerates...

(Green Spire Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus)

Discovered growing in a garden in Japan, where Japanese spindle tree is native, 'Green Spire' has a remarkable and eye-catching appearance. It is a very narrow, multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with all its branches growing almost upright and close together. The leaves are small, glossy and very dark green. They densely clothe the branches, completely hiding them in such a way that the tree resembles a bouquet of bushy pipe cleaners. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early...