Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
China, Japan
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
42
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm6.00 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, Pink, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
Vomiting
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
pachysandra
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Ysander
In French
Rocket Dame
pachysandra
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
Pachysandra
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
Pachysandra
In Polish
Rocket Dame
Runianka
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Brassicales
Buxales
Family
Brassicaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
sarcococceae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
505
1
27800
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