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Pachysandra procumbens - Michx.

Common Name Allegheny spurge
Family Buxaceae
USDA hardiness 5-8
Known Hazards None Known
Habitats Woodland with acid, well drained soils in shade or semi-shade.
Range Native to the southeast United States from West Virginia and Kentucky south to Florida, and west to Louisiana.
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Weed Potential No
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Fully Hardy Moist Soil Full shade Semi-shade
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny spurge


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Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny spurge
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Pachysandra procumbens is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in) at a slow rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

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Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

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Medicinal Uses

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Other Uses

A low to medium density groundcover for shady areas especially with acid soils. Good for woodland gardening.

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

An evergreen subshrub making a good groundcover. Leaves are typically deciduous in USDA Zones 5 and 6 but semi-evergreen to evergreen in Zones 7 to 9. Performs well in a variety of soils from moist to dry and a range of soil pH as long as it is growing in partial to full shade. Spreads indefinitely by rhizomes to form a dense carpet of matte blue-green leaves. Prefers well-draining, organic-rich soil that is mildly acidic 5.5-6.5 pH. Drought resistant over time. Flowers are fragrant white (staminate) showing in early spring. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2]. The root pattern is rhizomatous with underground stems sending roots and shoots along their length [1-2]. Flower: Showy, Fragrant

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Plant Propagation

Propagate by root division in August or September. By softwood cuttings in spring, or by layering.

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Allegheny pachysandra, Allegheny spurge

Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States, Alabama, Florida (Jackson Co.), Georgia (west), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina (west), South Carolina (northwest), Tennessee,

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Pachysandra terminalisJapanese Spurge, Japanese pachysandra, PachysandraShrub0.2 4-8 MLMHFSDM203

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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