Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
China, Japan
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
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Number of Varieties
270
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40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
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, Red blotch, Stem rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
Birds, Bumblebees
Allergy
allergic reaction
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Root
Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Chewing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
In Hindi
pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
In German
Ysander
Large Beardtongue
In French
pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
In Spanish
Pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
In Greek
Pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
In Polish
Runianka
Large Beardtongue
In Latin
Pachysandra
Large Beardtongue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Scrophulariales
Family
Buxaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
sarcococceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
5250
1
27800
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