This evergreen shrub grows 8 feet high and as wide or wider, with some low branches trailing on the ground and rooting. The leaves are light green and 2 to 3 inches long. Flowers are greenish white. E. alatus makes an excellent foundation plant because of horizontal lines and clean foliage. E. fortunei may be used as groundcover, vine, wall cover and low hedge, depending on the cultivar.
Euonymus plants are easy to grow.
They transplant readily and tolerate most soils, except waterlogged conditions. Euonymus can grow in full sun to heavy shade. Deciduous kinds with fall color give a better display in full sun. Ideally, plants should be watered and mulched in hot, dry conditions. They withstand heavy pruning.