Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
China, Japan
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Cortaderia selloana
Number of Varieties
212
0
40000
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Habitat
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-87-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs
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
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full 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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, pollinators
-
Allergy
allergic reaction
Itchiness
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
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
CORTADERIA jubata
Common Name
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
Purple Pampas Grass
In Hindi
pachysandra
Purple pampas grass
In German
Ysander
Lila Pampasgras
In French
pachysandra
Pourpre herbe de pampa
In Spanish
Pachysandra
hierba púrpura pampas
In Greek
Pachysandra
Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς
In Portuguese
Pachysandra
grama roxa pampas
In Polish
Runianka
Purpurowy trawa pampasów
In Latin
Pachysandra
Purpura Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Buxales
Poales
Family
Buxaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pachysandra
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
sarcococceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
525
1
27800
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