Scientific Name Pachysandra terminalis Common Name Pachysandra

Ground Covers Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
	Habit: Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
	Size: Height 6 to 12 inches
	Site Requirements: Partial shade to shade; needs well-drained acidic soil
	Form: Forms dense mat
	Texture: Medium
	Foliage: 2 to 4 inch oval-shaped, shiny medium green leaves
	Flower/Fruit: Fragrant, spikelike white flowers in spring
	Comments: Spreads by underground stolons
	Cultivars: Green Sheen; Variegata

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