Asian jasmine, Trachelospermum asiaticum.

Wintercreeper, Euonymus fortunei.

I’m going with the Trach.

Knowing where in the world it is growing might help to clarify things :-)

at first glance.. i would have said vinca or periwinkle.. but i would have looked foolish with the answers above ... lol

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ken

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I am with the Trachelospermum people.

Is Asian jasmine the stuff full of sap that looks like Elmer's glue? If so, it's an easy thing to confirm. See if it bleeds white.

(That's what it looked like to me too, Ken!)

If it doesn't have flowers, and you've lived there long enough, I'm going with wintercreeper!

No, there’s no ‘glue’ in Trachelospermum. Perhaps you're thinking of creeping fig. Stem appearance, leaf shape and leaf texture, especially on new growth, all say Trach to me. Not Vinca. Not Euonymus.

I have this Asian jasmine and I hate it! It looks like yours is in a contained area, which might be better than mine. Previous owner planted it as a groundcover here and it is unmanageable. It goes up adjacent hydrangeas and into hedges. It grows so fast. I trim and it grows more and more. As soon as I can get rid of it (if even that is possible??) I am going to plant something else there.

Hard to see exactly, but looks like it is growing up your tree already. watch that....

Maybe it behaves differently in different climates. Before responding I went outside and tore a leaf off mine. No sap.

That is interesting.

I just snipped some of mine, smeared it on this piece of terra cotta. It is quite sticky. This clipping is very new growth.

I have it in my hell strip.

It would normally be much fuller by now, but that winter storm we had did a number on it.

Looking at photos, it's entirely possible that what I'm thinking of is T. jasminoides.

The plant pictured appears to be Trachelosperm asiaticum. I've always known it to bleed white sap, as do many others in the same family.

Asiatic jasmine have pretty, white flowers.

Trachelosperm asiaticum, sold here as Star Jasmine, is a tough-as-nails plant in Z10.

Mine is in bloom now. Later I'll have to deal with the sap when cutting back the rampant growth around the mail box. I thought it would be nice to have seasonal perfume when picking up the mail -- I didn't expect the plant to try to swallow the mail box.

I have both jasminoides and asiaticum. Bizarrely neither bled sap when I tested them yesterday. Perhaps it’s less pronounced in cool temps. And the asiaticum is a very shy bloomer. I‘ve reconciled myself to just regarding it as greenery hiding a drainpipe.

Mine doesn’t bloom. I’ve never had the kind that does.

https://www.dirtdoctor.com/garden/Asian-Jasmine_vq1456.htm

I saw ‘Summer Sunset’ at the nursery recently, am going to try it this year:

I have had Star Jasmine and it grows like wild! Sap too. I pruned it lots. Plenty of flowers.

I have had the Summer Sunset for a few years ..in a pot growing up a trellis outside Zone 7. (like Jilly's picture) Not even close to the rampant growth of a Star Jasmine. though the weather here might slow it down..before I grew it in San Diego.

Summer Sunset grows up the trellis and there is a concrete block wall behind it that it attaches too..not as aggressively as Ivy.

I LOVE the beautiful colors..it keeps them all year. It's made it thru snow too..still in the pot. It is about 3 ft tall. I forget to water it..it gets going..mostly full sun..shade in late afternoon. I have never had flowers on it. I live in Oregon..Willamette Valley.

I just bought the Snow in Summer variety...hope it has colorful leaves as long as it's relative..I'm planting it in full sun. Neither of these has sap..they don't need pruning! Always a PLUS!!! lol