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Pachysandra terminalis |
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Japanese Pachysandra |
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Japan |
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Groundcover |
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6-8 inches tall and spread 12-18 inches. |
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Flowers white, in
terminal spikes, 1-2 inches long. |
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Early spring |
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Alternate, simple,
often crowded at the end of the stems, leaves obovate, 2-4 inches long,
coarsely and bluntly toothed above the middle,
entire and cuneate at base, glabrous. |
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- 'Green Carpet' - Foliage grows low to the ground,
forming a groundcover. Foliage color
is a deeper green than the species.
- 'Variegata' ('Silver Edge') - Leaves are
prominently mottled with white, is not as
vigorous as the species.
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Pachysandra is
derived from the Greek pachys. thick and
andros, man and
refers to the thick stamens. |
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