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Image of
the impressive Pachysandra
terminalis 'Green Sheen' or Japanese Spurge or Japanese
Pachysandra
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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'
(Japanese Spurge,
Japanese Pachysandra) |
Family: Buxaceae
Origin: Native to Japan
Light: Full sun/full shade
Height: 10"
Spread: 4'
Blooms: Fragrant, white, terminal blooms on short spikes, followed by red
berries, mid-Summer
Foliage: Smooth-textured, waxy, green
Soil: Well-drained, acid soil
Water: Regular
Fertilizer: Well-balanced, weekly during growth period
Propagation: Seed, softwood cuttings, rhizome divisions
Insects/Diseases: Watch out for leaf blight, scales and canker
Uses: Edging, shade garden, groundcover, woodland setting, mass
planting
Comments:
Pachysandra
terminalis 'Green Sheen' or Japanese Spurge or
Japanese Pachysandra
is an acid-loving perennial that spreads by underground rhizomes.
It has green smooth,
glossy foliage and bears a short spike of fragrant white flowers
followed by red berries in Summer. Pachysandra terminalis
'Green Sheen' is very hardy and is easily propagated by rhizome divisions or by stem
cuttings taken in Summer.
Japanese Spurge
slowly grows to form colonies. Plant them in a shady area in well-drained soil to
prevent
root rot.
If grown in full sun, make sure to water Japanese Pachysandra well.
These deer-resistant plants make superb edging plants for the
driveway or as awesome
groundcover under big
trees or taller perennials.
Pachysandra
terminalis 'Green Sheen'
makes excellent filler plants
and in parts of the garden where other plants do not survive. Since it
is is tolerant of foot
traffiic, it is a
great idea to mass plant
attractive Japanese
Spurge to get rid of weeds.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 5-9 |
