Dan's Delight Wintercreeper

Dan's Delight Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei 'Dandel')

Dan's Delight Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei 'Dandel') is a compact, evergreen groundcover prized for clean green leaves edged with bright creamy white. Its dense, mounding habit stays neat through the seasons, lighting up pathways, foundation beds, and mixed borders with durable variegation. Versatile and easy to grow, it tolerates a wide range of soils and exposures, providing reliable year round structure and color.

Distinctive Features

Small, oval foliage with crisp white margins that hold color in sun or part shade; evergreen leaves provide winter interest; naturally branching, low mound with the potential to lightly trail or self layer at the edges; excellent edging and filler for high visibility sites.

Growing Conditions

• Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade; brightest variegation in at least a half day of sun.
• Soil: Well drained, average garden soil; adaptable to clay or sandy loam.
• Water: Moderate; keep evenly moist during establishment, then water during prolonged dry spells.
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9.
• Mature Size: Typically 10 to 18 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide, broader with time.

Ideal Uses

• Edging and Borders: Creates a tidy, luminous ribbon along paths and beds.
• Foundation Plantings: Brightens the base of shrubs and small trees.
• Groundcover Massing: Spreads into a dense, weed suppressing carpet.
• Containers and Troughs: Trailing accent for four season interest.
• Slope and Retaining Walls: Binds soil and softens hard edges.

Low Maintenance Care

• Pruning: Shear lightly in late spring or mid summer to maintain a crisp outline.
• Mulching: Apply a 2 to 3 inch mulch to conserve moisture and limit weeds.
• Feeding: Top dress with compost in spring; heavy fertilization is not required.
• Monitoring: Check periodically for euonymus scale; treat promptly if detected and improve air flow.
• Spacing: Plant 18 to 24 inches apart for quick groundcover.

Why Choose Dan's Delight Wintercreeper?

• Bright Variegation: Cream edged leaves add contrast and year round pop.
• Compact Habit: Naturally neat mound minimizes trimming.
• Versatile: Performs in sun or part shade across many soil types.
• Reliable Evergreen: Holds structure and color through winter.
• Design Friendly: Pairs easily with flowering perennials, grasses, and shrubs for layered texture.

Euonymus fortunei 'Dandel' delivers crisp variegation, durable evergreen structure, and low maintenance performance, making it a go to groundcover or edging choice for bright, tidy borders and foundation beds.