Wintercreeper has been used as an ornamental ground cover, but you should know that there are many downsides to growing it. Here's what to grow instead.

However, when it grows vertically, wintercreeper's vines climb trees and buildings as high as 70-feet, producing clusters of red berries in the fall and seeds that are quickly spread by birds and ...

Wintercreeper, or fortune's spindle, is an invasive ground cover that came from East Asia. The ornate plant was chosen because it can survive in less than ideal conditions.

Wintercreeper is an aggressive woody vine that is evergreen. While it looks aesthetically pleasing, they are killing off native plant life and harming trees.

Purple wintercreeper gets its name because the plants deep green Summer color fades to a reddish purple during the winter months. It’s a good ground-cover option for North Texas, says gardening ...

This climbing vine is Purple Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), an invasive plant originally introduced to landscapes as an easy-to-grow ground cover.

Wintercreeper is quite difficult to remove, but persistence is key. If pulling out by hand, get all the roots or it will return. Cutting is also another method that can work.

Wintercreeper, a.k.a. purple wintercreeper, grows well in partial shade, and I even use it mixed with other groundcovers such as ivies and Asian jasmine.

Wintercreeper is always rooted from cuttings by nurserymen. Choose 4-inch shoots and stick three or four of them into a 4-inch pot filled with loose, highly organic potting soil.

Purple wintercreeper is such a destructive vine that MC-IRIS (Monroe County- Identify and Reduce Invasive Species) has selected it as the plant to remove from your yard this year.

DEAR NEIL: How can I start new plants of wintercreeper? I want to get a new bed going this spring. Can I transplant it as runners? Dear Reader: Perhaps, but it’s always rooted from cuttings by ...

Governor Mike Kehoe signed a bill into law this week that will help combat the spread of six non-native invasive plants in the Show-Me State.