Wintercreeper can be a trailing, vinelike plant or an upright shrub, depending on the cultivar. 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 no problem, but the growth rate is slow. If used as a ground cover, it 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.
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