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Sweet Olive
Sweet Olive

Pachysandra
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
China, Japan

Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis

Number of Varieties

302
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-114-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm6.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Blue, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings
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

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove no more than one-third of each branch
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Nematodes
Ants, pollinators

Allergy

-
allergic reaction

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive
-

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Edging, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans
PACHYSANDRA terminalis

Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box

In Hindi

Sweet Olive
pachysandra

In German

Sweet Olive
Ysander

In French

Olive douce
pachysandra

In Spanish

Oliva dulce
Pachysandra

In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά
Pachysandra

In Portuguese

Olive doce
Pachysandra

In Polish

słodki Olive
Runianka

In Latin

Dulce Olive
Pachysandra

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Scrophulariales
Buxales

Family

Oleaceae
Buxaceae

Genus

Osmanthus
Pachysandra

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Oleeae
sarcococceae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

155
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Olive and Pachysandra

If you are confused whether Sweet Olive or Pachysandra are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sweet Olive and Pachysandra Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sweet Olive are All-purpose dry fertilizer, whereas for Pachysandra fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sweet Olive and Pachysandra if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sweet Olive and Pachysandra

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Olive and Pachysandra. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Olive and Pachysandra as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Sweet Olive is Antitussive whereas of Pachysandra is . Sweet Olive has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Pachysandra has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Sweet Olive vs Pachysandra

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Sweet Olive vs Pachysandra and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Sweet Olive are whereas of Pachysandra have allergic reaction respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Olive has no showy fruits and Pachysandra has no showy fruits. Also Sweet Olive is not flowering and Pachysandra is not flowering . You can compare Sweet Olive and Pachysandra facts and facts of other plants too.