Pachysandra procumbensIndiana Native
Allegheny Pachysandra

Family:

Buxaceae (Boxwood Family) 15

Genus:

Pachysandra (Spurge Japanese Spurge) 6

Plant Type:

Shrub 462

Growth Forms:

Suckering / Colonizing 32

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 490

Flower Notes:

White (Flowers are attractive and can be either white or pinkish clusters on a spike.)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Leaves are evergreen, with a greyish-green color.)

Fruit Notes:

Black (Fruits are lustrous blackish-brown, but are seldom produced)

Ultimate Height:

0.50-1 feet feet

Ultimate Spread:

1-2 feet feet

Light Requirements:

Shade

Soil Notes:

Moist, organic, acidic, well drained soils

Range:

Eastern kentucky, West Virginia to Florida and Lousiana

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are alternate, simple, evergreen, or semi-evergreen to deciduous, with an ovate to rounded shape, that is much wider than that of Pachysandra terminalis. Leaves are 2 to 4" long by 2-3" wide and are prominently toothed. Leaves are often mottled grey above, and are slightly pubsecent below. Stems are1/2 to 1 1/2" long.

Ecological Functions:

Pollen and/or Nectar Producer 181

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

A shade loving plant, the pachysandra procumbens can be a good naturalizing groundcover with greyish green leaves. The Alleghany Pachysandra is considered to be more attractive than the overused Pachysandra terminalis.