Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
China, Japan
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
302
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Woods
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
-
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Paeonia suffruticosa
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Peony
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
Peony
pachysandra
In German
Pfingstrose
Ysander
In French
Pivoine
pachysandra
In Spanish
Peonía
Pachysandra
In Greek
παιωνία
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
Peônia
Pachysandra
In Polish
Piwonia
Runianka
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
-
Buxales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
sarcococceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
305
1
27800
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