The plant can reach a height of 2 to 3 feet and spread 3 to 4 feet, but climbing types will reach a chimney top on a two-story house. Transplanting is not a problem. A north or west exposure is best during the winter, shade will keep the foliage from burning. If used as a ground cover, Wintercreeper can be sheared to keep it neat. This member of the genus is the most susceptible to euonymus scale so should not be selected for low maintenance landscapes.
Large plants become heavily infested before the insect is noticed.
The yellow is a deeper color on new growth. E.T.' - Has variegated gold and green foliage with an irregular, mounding habit. A four-foot plant that has foliage tipped with gold. This four-foot tall plant has green foliage that resists winterburn. A low, flat, 18-inch plant having leaves with a white variegation that contrasts with pinks and reds in the fall.