Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Brazil
China, Japan
Types
-
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
302
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,300.00 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,200.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
-
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
Pinnate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Thripes
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
-
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Cassia leptophylla
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
gold medallion tree
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
gold medallion tree
pachysandra
In German
gold medallion tree
Ysander
In French
gold medallion tree
pachysandra
In Spanish
árbol medallón de oro
Pachysandra
In Greek
χρυσό δέντρο μετάλλιο
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
árvore medalhão de ouro
Pachysandra
In Polish
Drzewo Medalion złota
Runianka
In Latin
aureus arbore
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Fabales
Buxales
Family
Fabaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Cassia
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
sarcococceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
75
1
27800
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