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EUONYMUS fortunei 'Irish Eyes'
Irish Eyes Wintercreeper, Wintercreeper
One of the best known and most durable broadleaf evergreens, wintercreeper is a hardy groundcover or shrub from China. The cultivar 'Irish Eyes' is a low rounded shrub whose oval dark-green leaves have silvery-green midstripes. Its stems will climb by rootlike holdfasts if a vertical surface is available. It bears clusters of pale green flowers, followed by pink fruits that open to reveal bright orange seeds.
This shade-loving ornamental does well in most conditions except for damp soils. In colder climates it may suffer winter burn if exposed to bright sun and wind. Use it in foundation plantings, mixed borders, or containers.
Wintercreeper is listed as an invasive exotic throughout much of the eastern United States and Canada. It is susceptible to euonymus scale.
9 - 2
5 - 9
H1, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
24"-36" / 61.0cm - 91.4cm (30)
Late Spring, Early Summer
China
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Clay, Loam, Sand
Medium
Average Water
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Insignificant
Light Green
Orange, Pink
Green, Dark Green
Green, Brown
No
Single
Glossy
Yes
Corky
Container, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Vine
Sometimes
Birds
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