Japanese Spurge

Lily of the Valley

About Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley

Japanese Spurge

Lily of the Valley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Asia, Europe

1.4 Types

Not available

American Lily of the Valley, European Lily of the Valley, Japanese Lily of the valley.

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA20

0 40000

1.8 Habitat

Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions

Banks, Broad-Leaved Forests, coppices, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest margins, Ridges, Rocky Ridges

1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

4 99

1.10 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.11 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.12 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA6.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm1.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Bell Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Moist, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Variety of soil types

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Moist, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode

Anthracnose, Aureobasidium leaf spot, Foliar nematode, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust, Southern blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Headache, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Chest pain, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade

Air freshner, Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Pachysandra terminalis

Convallaria majalis

7.2 Common Name

Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge

Lily of the Valley

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी रसदार पौधा

कामुदिनी

7.2.2 In German

japanische Spurge

Maiglöckchen

7.2.3 In French

Euphorbe japonaise

Lily of the Valley

7.2.4 In Spanish

Euphorbia japonesa

Lirio de los valles

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο

Κρίνος της κοιλάδας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Spurge japonês

Lírio do Vale

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Wilczomlecz

Lilia doliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Spurge Italica

Lílium convállium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Pachysandra

Convallaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley? We provide you with everything About Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley. Japanese Spurge doesn't have thorns and Lily of the Valley doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Spurge does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Spurge has allergic reactions like Not Available and Lily of the Valley has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley

Season and care of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Spurge season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Lily of the Valley season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Spurge is Loam and for Lily of the Valley is Moist, Well drained while the PH of soil for Japanese Spurge is Acidic, Neutral and for Lily of the Valley is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley Physical Information

Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Spurge height is Not Available and width 180.00 cm whereas Lily of the Valley height is 6.00 cm and width 1.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley are as follows:

Japanese Spurge flower color: White
Japanese Spurge leaf color: Dark Green
Lily of the Valley flower color: Pink and White
Lily of the Valley leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley

Care of Japanese Spurge and Lily of the Valley include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Spurge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lily of the Valley pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Japanese Spurge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lily of the Valley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.