Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mexico
China, Japan
Types
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
365.76 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Red blotch
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
Ants, pollinators
Allergy
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
PACHYSANDRA terminalis
Common Name
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box
In Hindi
Ponytail Palm
pachysandra
In German
Pferdeschwanz Palm
Ysander
In French
Ponytail Palm
pachysandra
In Spanish
Cola de caballo de palma
Pachysandra
In Greek
αλογοουρά παλάμη
Pachysandra
In Portuguese
rabo- de palma
Pachysandra
In Polish
kucyk palmowy
Runianka
In Latin
ponytail palmarum
Pachysandra
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Asparagales
Buxales
Family
Liliaceae
Buxaceae
Genus
Beaucarnea
Pachysandra
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
sarcococceae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
105
1
27800
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