Euonymus fortunei, on the other hand, has a completely different growth habit that allows it to be used as a ground cover, hedge or even a vine.

You can find Euonymus fortunei cultivars at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery and East Bay Nursery in Berkeley, as well as at Grand Lake Ace Garden Center in Oakland.

What: The deep-green foliage of Euonymus fortunei “Emerald Gaiety” is splashed with white, especially on the margins, but also suffused in places within the interior. It’s a densely branched ...

Regret ever digging a hole in your garden bed for wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei)? You're far from alone. Many unsuspecting gardeners have done the same, which is why wintercreeper now numbers ...

There are also cultivars of this plant, sold as Fortune's Spindle or Euonymus fortunei, as well as varigated types that may look different but are just as invasive and hard to eliminate.

Galls are common on the branches of winter creeper euonymus (Euonymus fortunei) -- the plant is question here - because its stems are in frequent contact with the soil. Entry for the bacteria is easy.

Todd J. Rounsaville, Rebecca L. McCulley, Mary A. Arthur, Allee effects and soil nutrient changes mediated by experimental plantings of a nonindigenous, temperate liana, Plant Ecology, Vol. 220, No. 9 ...

If you can get your tongue round the name, Euonymus, you'll be able to astound your friends with your knowledge of botanical Latin (or Greek, which is where, apparently, part of the name derives).