Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
China, Japan
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Number of Varieties
21
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40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-86-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm2,240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
allergic reaction
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
In Hindi
pachysandra
Cleyera
In German
Ysander
Sakaki
In French
pachysandra
Cleyera
In Spanish
Pachysandra
Cleyera
In Greek
Pachysandra
Cleyera
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
Cleyera
In Polish
Runianka
Cleyera
In Latin
Pachysandra
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Theales
Family
Buxaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Cleyera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
sarcococceae
Freziereae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
518
1
27800
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