There area bout 70 species of traditional evergreen shrubs and trees, in this genus.  They occur in habitats ranging from rocky hills to woodland in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central America and the West Indies.  The leaves vary in size are opposite, linear-lance shaped to almost rounded, smooth edged, and leathery.  In spring, small, axillary tight clusters of star shaped, yellow-green flowers of both sexes are borne on the same plant, several male flowers, with conspicuous yellow anthers, surround on female, the flowers attract bees.  Boxwoods are grown mainly for their neat, dense, long lived growth habit and foliage, which can be variegated, and their ability to withstand clipping, which makes them ideal for hedging, mazes and topiary.  Fruits are small capsules with 2 little ‘Horns’ at the apex of each of the 3 segments, which split apart explosively to expel their seeds.  Use dwarf boxwoods for edging, as a groundcover, or in a rock garden.  Contact with sap may irritate skin and occasionally kill livestock.  Timber is famed for their close grained, yellowish wood,, used for carving and engraving.

Grow in any fertile, well drained soil, preferably in partial shade.  They are tolerant of sun, but the combination of full sun and dry soil may encourage poor, dull foliage color or scorching.  Prune in late spring.

Prone to powdery mildew, pythimum root rot, canker, dieback, leaf spots, leaf miners, scale insects, lesion nematodes, caterpillars, psyllids, and mites.

zone 6-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei ‘MoonShadow’

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

Euonymus fortunei ‘Variegatus’ – Euonymus fortunei ‘Gracilis’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These climbers or trailing evergreens from China grows grows 24″ to 20′ feet tall with and indefinite spread. They produce broad, oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves with white, yellow edges, usually to 2″ long, often pink in cold weather. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

Euonymus fortunei ‘Vegetus’ – Euonymus fortunei ‘Bigleaf Wintercreeper’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These are evergreens from China grows 4-5′ feet tall as a shrub or climbs to 15′ feet. They produce broad, oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves, usually to 2″ long. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by an abundant amount of spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei ‘Silver Queen’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These climbers, are evergreen shrubs from China climbs to 20′ feet and 5′ feet wide. They produce broad, oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, dark green leaves with broad white edges that later are tinted pink in cold weather, usually to 2″ long. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei ‘Sarcoxie’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These mounding shrubs, are evergreen shrubs from China grows 4′ feet tall and wide. They produce oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, glossy dark green leaves, usually to 2″ long. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei var. radicans – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These prostrate, or evening climbing by aerial roots,, evergreen shrubs from China grows 24″ to 20′ feet tall with and indefinite spread. They produce oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, dark green leaves, usually to 2″ long. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei ‘Minnimus’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These prostrate to mound forming, or evening climbing by aerial roots,, evergreen shrubs from China grows 12″tall and 36″ inches wide. They produce oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, dark green leaves, usually to 1/4″ long, which turn bronze red from autumn to winter in cold weather. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9

There are about 175 species of deciduous, and evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbers, in this genus. They occur mostly in woodland and thickets, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere especially Eastern Asia. They are grown for their foliage, autumn color and ornamental, often ribbed, wing or lobed, spherical or almost spherical fruits, borne from autumn to winter, which split to reveal bright yellow, red, or orange seeds, with often colorful arils. Birds are attracted to the fruit. Leaves are opposite (rarely alternate) simple, very variable in shape, and are toothed or scalloped. In late spring or summer it bears inconspicuous cymes of 3, sometimes 7-15, small greenish or yellowish or white occasionally purple-red or red-brown flowers. Uses range from a shrub border to specimen plantings, and from hedging to ground cover. All parts may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Grow in any well drained soil in full sun or light shade. If grown in full sun, they need moist soils, although deciduous species and cultivars are more tolerant of dry soils. Shelter evergreens from cold, drying winds. Variegated cultivars need sun to enhance leaf variegations.

Prone to mites, scale insects, leaf miners, aphids, mealybugs, witches broom, stem dieback, powdery mildew, and fungal spots are problems.

E. fortunei ‘Kewensis’ – E. radicans – Wintercreeper Euonymus – These prostrate, or evening climbing by aerial roots,, evergreen shrubs from Chian grows 4″ to 20′ feet tall with and indefinite spread. They produce oval or elliptic, toothed, pointed, thinly, leathery, dark green leaves, usually to 1/2″ long, with pale green veins. From early to mid summer it bears greenish white flowers followed by spherical white fruit, 1/4″ across, contains seeds with orange arils. They may suffer winter burn in cold climates, and best used as a groundcover.

Zones 5-9