Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
China, Japan
Types
-
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, 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
Mosaic viruses
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
-
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
pachysandra
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Ysander
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
pachysandra
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Pachysandra
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Pachysandra
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Runianka
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Vascular plant
Class
-
-
Order
Brassicales
Buxales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Pachysandra
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
sarcococceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1005
1
27800
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