Because of it's tolerance to heavy shade, Wintercreeper can be used on wooded hillsides to help with erosion and to cover bare spots. This is a hardy plant that will grow well in standard and well drained soils. It will survive in full sun to heavy shade and is not vulnerable to urban pollution. 'Coloratus', commonly called purple wintercreeper euonymus, is primarily a trailing ground cover form which typically grows to 6-9" tall and spreads indefinitely by rooting stems as a sprawling, tangled, bushy mat.