Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China, Japan
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
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Number of Varieties
2-
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40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
Birds, Insects
Allergy
allergic reaction
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
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Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
pachysandra
foxtail pine
In German
Ysander
foxtail Kiefer
In French
pachysandra
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Pachysandra
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
Pachysandra
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Runianka
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Pachysandra
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Coniferophyta
Class
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Pinopsida
Order
Buxales
Pinales
Family
Buxaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
sarcococceae
Pineae
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
5111
1
27800
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