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Buxaceae
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Also known as Mountain spurge, Pachysandra, Japanese spurge, Pachysandra terminalis var. variegata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Groundcover · Shade Tolerant · Evergreen · Low Maintenance · Woodland Garden · Perennial · Spreading · Border Plant · Deer Resistant
Japanese pachysandra is a reliable, shade-tolerant evergreen groundcover that spreads steadily to form a dense, weed-suppressing mat. Plant it in well-drained, slightly acidic soil enriched with organic matter and keep it consistently moist, especially during its first growing season. Once established, it requires very little attention beyond occasional watering and light fertilization in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly then allow top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Japan, Maryland, Masachusettes, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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