Manhattan winter creeper
Euonymus fortunei 'Manhattan'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Manhattan' winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei 'Manhattan') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, foundation plantings, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and stays green all year. Greenish-white summer flowers are fragrant and draw bees.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Autumn fern.