Scientific Name:	Pachysandra terminalis
Pronunciation:	pack-ih-SAN-druh tur-mih-NAY-liss
Common Name:	Japanese spurge
Family Name:	Buxaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:	Evergreen, upright groundcover, prostrate stems; leaves obovate,leathery, glossy dark green, alternate, coarsely uniform teeth toward the tips; flowers small, white, tubular, spikes.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: > 25m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Deep shade, Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Spiraled Texture/ Venation: Leathery, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Cuspidate, Obtuse Bases: Acute Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Spike Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): White Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr Additional Info: White sepals and four white fat stamen filaments

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: May, Jun Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, Rarely seems to form locally or in cultivation

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes, Succulent stems

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Dieback, Mites, Scale insects, Slugs or snails, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant )

Location(s): (ONE) Overpass North side East (ONW) Overpass North side West Location Map

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