Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
China, Japan
Southern Africa
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Carissa Carandas
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
Coastal bush land, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Hot Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Oval to roundish
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Equal amount of N,P,K
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Aphids
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
allergic reaction
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
along a porch, deck or patio, Ground Cover, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Cake, Jam, Jelly, Sauces
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
CARISSA macrocarpa 'Emerald Blanket'
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Large Num-Num
In Hindi
pachysandra
नेटाल बेर
In German
Ysander
Natal Plum
In French
pachysandra
natal Plum
In Spanish
Pachysandra
Ciruela Natal
In Greek
Pachysandra
Natal Plum
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
Natal Plum
In Polish
Runianka
Natal Plum
In Latin
Pachysandra
Natal Plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Gentianales
Family
Buxaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Carissa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
sarcococceae
Carisseae
Subfamily
-
Rauvolfioideae
Number of Species
520
1
27800
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