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Japanese Spurge
Japanese Spurge

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

China, Japan
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

-
Aralia spinosa

Number of Varieties

301
0 40000
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Habitat

Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate
bipinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Variety of soil types
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Needs high amount of water

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode
Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought

Facts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees
Bees, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

-
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Borders, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Bark, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade
Used as a potherb

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Pachysandra terminalis
ARALIA spinosa

Common Name

Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge
American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club

In Hindi

जापानी रसदार पौधा
Devil's Walking Stick

In German

japanische Spurge
Teufelsspazierstock

In French

Euphorbe japonaise
Walking bâton du diable

In Spanish

Euphorbia japonesa
Bastón del Diablo

In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο
Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου

In Portuguese

Spurge japonês
Vara andando de diabo

In Polish

japoński Wilczomlecz
Diabelski laska

In Latin

Spurge Italica
Virgam diaboli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales
Apiales

Family

Buxaceae
Araliaceae

Genus

Pachysandra
Aralia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Aralioideae

Number of Species

530
1 27800
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Difference Between Japanese Spurge and Devil's Walking Stick

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Importance of Japanese Spurge and Devil's Walking Stick

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Japanese Spurge and Devil's Walking Stick. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Japanese Spurge and Devil's Walking Stick as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Japanese Spurge is whereas of Devil's Walking Stick is Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic and Opthalmic. Japanese Spurge has beauty benefits as follows: while Devil's Walking Stick has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Japanese Spurge vs Devil's Walking Stick

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