Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
South America
China, Japan
Types
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
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Number of Varieties
330
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
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Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Offsets
Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Bees
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Groundcover
Botanical Name
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Pachysandra terminalis
Common Name
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge
In Hindi
peruvian daffodil
जापानी रसदार पौधा
In German
peruvian daffodil
japanische Spurge
In French
peruvian daffodil
Euphorbe japonaise
In Spanish
Pamianthe
Euphorbia japonesa
In Greek
peruvian daffodil
Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο
In Portuguese
peruvian daffodil
Spurge japonês
In Polish
peruvian daffodil
japoński Wilczomlecz
In Latin
peruvian daffodil
Spurge Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Euphorbiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Pamianthe
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Clinantheae
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
405
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27800
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