General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners

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Common names
  • Japanese Spurge
  • Pachysandra
  • Japanese Pachysandra
  • Carpet Box

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Location: Fairfax, VA

Date: 2022-03-20
Location: Aberdeen, NC (my garden 2022)
Date: September 19, 2022
Japanese spurge #114 nn; LHB p. 623, 107-3-1, "Greek, 'thick stam
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-04-27
 5:15 pm.
Location: Eigen tuin
Date: 2022-03-13
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-04-01
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-06
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2014-04-24
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-04-01
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2014-04-17
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-07-31
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2010-04-01

Credit florum
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2021-04-02
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-08-31

Date: 2015-11-12
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2014-04-16
Location: Niagara Botanical Gardens Niagara Ontario Canada
Date: 2003   summer
Pachysandra terminalis    Beautiful when controlled
Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada
Date: 2012-10-05

Credit florum

Credit florum

Credit florum

Credit florum

Date: 2018-05-01
Location: Howick Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2021-04-02
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-04-26

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Location: Garden
Date: 22-01-2018
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