Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra

Pachysandra terminalis

Buxaceae - Boxwood Family

Pachysandra terminalis: Japanese Spurge

Location on campus:  behind bench, under steps in planting bed on north side of Karls Hall

·         deciduous groundcover with simple, dark green, alternate, obovate leaves with crenate margins from middle to tip

·         grows about 4-8" tall

·         good for shady, moist, high-organic matter soils

·         spreads more slowly than other spreading groundcovers