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Pachysandra terminalis

Japanese spurge

A scale drawing of Pachysandra terminalis, 20 cm tall · 50 cm across, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Pachysandra terminalis is a perennial in the family Buxaceae, also known as Japanese spurge, introduced to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to April and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Size at maturity
20 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
Hardiness
H6 (RHS)
Lifecycle
Perennial
Aspect
Part shade, Shade
Soil
Loam, Clay
Acidity
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Moisture
Moist, Well drained
Exposure
Average
In the UK
Introduced

When it flowers

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.

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