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 mostly obovate with acute tips,leathery, glossy dark green, alternate, coarsely uniform teeth toward the tips; flowers small, white, tubular, spikes.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
> 25m
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:
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 florets with 4 white, thick stamen filaments; some of the lower florets are all-green florets and pistilate
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
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):
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
- CLT Training
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (ONW) Overpass North side West