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 10-20(-30) cm tall spreading by rhizomes and runners; leaves alternate, obovate, most blades 5-8cm long x 3-4cm wide, margin toothed on apex half, base attenuate, petioles 1-3cm long; spikes 3-5cm long x 2-4cm wide, >15 flowers, primarily male, ~1cm long, apetalous, 4-6 green ovate sepals, 4 thick white filaments, anthers pink-red-brown, Mar-Apr.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Oblanceolate, Obovate
Apices:
Acute, Cuspidate, Obtuse
Bases:
Attenuate
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:
Upper flowers with 4 white, thick stamen filaments; some of the lower flowers are all-green florets and pistilate
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Rarely seems to form locally or in cultivation
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons), Succulent stems
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Mites, Scale insects, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (ONW) Overpass North side West