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Pachysandra procumbens
Our Native Species, Seldom Used Yet So Gardenworthy
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Pachysandra procumbens

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Evergreen in warm climates, it slowly colonizes the shady garden.

Much more adaptable and beautiful than the commonly-used Japanese species.
American Pachysandra, commonly known as Allegheny Spurge, is far more gardenworthy than the ubiquitous Japanese type, yet it is not found nearly often enough in our gardens. Evergreen in mild climates, beautifully variegated, drought-tolerant, and slowly naturalizing, it is a valuable ground cover for any shady garden spot.

The foliage is quite showy on this low-growing perennial. Large, blue-green and notched, it sports silver veining and spotting on every leaf. The foliage arises quite densely on this plant, forming a thick carpet of felt-like texture and beautiful color.

In late winter and earliest spring, small pinkish-white flowers arise to top the foliage. Persisting for several weeks, they welcome spring to the garden each year, and are quite colorful in the bleak pre-season landscape.

Allegheny Spurge is a slow spreader, reaching 8 to 12 inches high and about a foot wide in part to full shade. It colonizes over time, always forming dense mats of coverage, without holes or bare spots. once established, it tolerates not only drought but heavy clay soils, moving into 'trouble spots' other plants have found too poorly-draining. A very useful trait indeed!

This Pachysandra is reliably evergreen south of zone 6, and is a colorful presence from spring through fall everywhere. Dispense with the overused Japanese species of Pachysandra in favor of this vigorous, dependable, beautiful native! Zones 5-9.

Genus Pachysandra
Species procumbens
Bloom Season Late Winter - Early Spring
Habit Prostrate
Zone 5 - 9
Plant Height 8 in - 12 in
Plant Width 12 in
Item Form 4-inch Pot
Additional Characteristics Season Extenders, Variegated, Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants
Bloom Color White, Light Pink
Foliage Color Blue Green, Silver/Gray
Light Requirements Part Shade, Shade
Moisture Requirements Dry, Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Pest Resistant
Soil Tolerance Clay, Normal,  loamy
Uses Ground Cover, Border, Containers, Foliage Interest
Restrictions CAN, HI, PR