Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
China, Japan
Types
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Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
2202
0
40000
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Habitat
Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
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
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
Skin irritation
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
IBERIS sempervirens
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Candytuft
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
Candytuft
pachysandra
In German
Schleifenblume
Ysander
In French
candytuft
pachysandra
In Spanish
candytuft
Pachysandra
In Greek
candytuft
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
ibero
Pachysandra
In Polish
candytuft
Runianka
In Latin
Coleus
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Brassicales
Buxales
Family
Brassicaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Iberis
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
sarcococceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
505
1
27800
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