Pachysandra procumbens
Common name: 
Allegheny Pachysandra
Pronunciation: 
pak-i-SAN-dra pro-KUM-benz
Family: 
Buxaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous to evergreen ground cover, 6-10(12) inches [15-25(30) cm] high, spreads by rhizomes.  Leaves alternate, simple, ovate to rounded, 5-10 cm long, 2-7.5 cm wide, toothed, mostly above the middle, green when young, turning bluish-green, often with gray mottling.  Flowers white or pink, fragrant, borne on 5-10 cm spikes in early spring.  Fruits are usually not produced, but they are woody capsules that split open when ripe.
  • Shade, best in acidic, organic, well-drained soil.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (4) 5     Native to eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, south to Florida and Louisiana.
  • procumbens: prostrate, low-growing
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