Pachysandra

Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 0.5-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, stands up well to compaction, deer and drought.

USDA zones

5-9

Sun

Part shade, Full shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

0.5-1 ft × 1-1.5 ft

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Bloom color

White

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Bees

Tough against

Compaction, Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Rabbits

Native to

Japan, north-central China