Common
name: "Japanese Spurge"
Latin name: Pachysandra terminalis 'Green
Carpet"
Zone: 4
- 8
Elevation to: 9000'
Growth habit: Mat forming
Max height: 7" - 9"
Spread: 24"
Flowers: Yes, April - May Flower type: Small spikes
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 1
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Japanese
Spurge
Pachysandra
terminalis
Photo:
Missouri Botanic Gardens
Perennial
Cultivation:
Japanese Spurge is originally native to Japan. This mat forming
perennial groundcover is ideally suited to part shade or full
shade. Its glossy green foliage is evergreen, meaning it will stay
green year round. During late April or sometime in May Japanese
Spurge will produce a short, single flower spike lined with small
insignificant white flowers.
Plant Japanese Spurge in partial to full shade in moist, well drained soil.
It tolerates most soil types well. To much sun tends to bleach and
burn the foliage.
Propagation:
Purchase pre-started Japanese Spurge plants at your local Garden Center. Once established,
plants can be divided or stem cuttings can be rooted in spring.
