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Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese Spurge
Rapid-growing, these ground covers or low shrubs are perfect for partly shady areas, especially under trees, in moist or dry sites.

 


Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'
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Pachysandra procumbens (Allegheny spurge)
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Pachysandra procumbens
( Allegheny Spurge )
Pachysandra procumbens is a deciduous or semi-evergreen ground cover, spreading slowly by rhizomes. Leaves are alternate, simple, 2 to 4 inches long, elliptic to obovate, prominently toothed.

Pachysandra procumbens
In most cases, I have discovered that the Asian counterpart of many of our native plants is much showier, more robust and in many instances more floriferous than our specie. Take Claytonia for example, our native C.

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Japanese pachysandra Buxaceae Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. & Zucc.   symbol: PATE11
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Pachysandra Species
Allegheny Spurge or Pachysandra procumbens: This much overlooked plant is native from Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia to Florida and Louisiana.

Pachysandra terminalis, a hardy groundcover, spends its first year sending out thick white roots underground & not showing all that much above-ground growth. The thick roots are easily disrupted by planting other things nearby.

Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
The creamy white and green foliage of this groundcover will help to brighten any shaded area.

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Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Allegheny-spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial.
Leaves: The leaves are alternate. Each leaf is irregularly toothed and mottled with light and dark areas.

Pachysandra terminalis
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Good light to heavy shade, rich, dry to moist and well-drained soil, does well on slopes. Good groundcover. Divide in spring, or grow from cuttings at this time, or in late summer. Zone 4-9 ...

Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny spurge
perennial, average care
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zones: 4a thru 10b ...

Pachysandra - as and when required for shape and spread
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Mountain Spurge (Pachysandra) - P. procumbens is a little sub-evergreen plant from the rocky woods of N. America, 6 to 12 inches high, and nearly allied to the Common Box.

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Pachysandra procumbens 'Angola' (PDN 2006) (N)
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Try Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra terminalis, as Shade Groundcover
For shady woodland or city gardens, pachysandra, Japanese spurge, is often chosen. Why is this plant the most widely planted shade groundcover in America?

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (black grass) and ivy work well as underplanting for potted shrubs such as Vinca, Euonymus fortunei or Pachysandra.

Ajuga, Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans)
Liriope (Liriope muscari)
Mondograss (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)
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Serious ground covers like vinca, pachysandra or ivy are too aggressive to make good companions.

These include plants such as Rhododendron, Pieris, Erica, Pernettya, Kalmia and Pachysandra. They are often termed Ericaceous plants suggesting they all belong to the family Ericaceae (but there are many others).

Lilyturf (Liriope muscari and Liriope spicata)
Mint (Mentha)
Pachysandra
Pearlwort (Sagina subulata)
Periwinkle (Vinca)
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Shade perennials that have more prominent silver-flecked foliage include Lungwort (Spring through Autumn) and Allegheny Pachysandra (Autumn and Winter), while cultivars of Coralbells often have a burgandy base beneath their silver-streaked foliage.

(wild ginger, evergreen wild ginger) Bergenia (Saxifrage) Convallaria (Lily-of-the-Valley) Epimedium Euonymus fortunei (Wintercreeper Euonymus) Galax Galium Hedera (English Ivy) Hypericum (St. John's Wort) Juniperus (Junipers) Liriope Pachysandra ...

Pachysandra terminalis ‘Variegata' has bright green, cream edged leaves and will thrive in shade.
Raoulia Australis forms a tight silver mat from which pale yellow fluffy flowers grow in summer.

May be used in rock gardens or border fronts with careful monitoring of spread. As a ground cover, plumbago would probably be as extensively planted as vinca, pachysandra or English ivy, except for the fact that it lacks their evergreen foliage.

See also: Green, May, Grass, Spurge, Evergreen