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Allan Armitage
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| Pachysandra procumbens |
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Origin:
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Southeastern United States
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 5 to Zone 9
Armitage says: "Plants are evergreen in the South, although in the Armitage garden (zone 7b), the leaves look terrible by March and I remove the worst of them."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 9" to 12".
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Pink, White
Season(s):
Spring
Armitage says: "Flowers are white but have a pink tinge, particularly if the weather is cool.The flowers are borne at ground level in the axils of the leaves and not terminal as in P.Leaf litter or other mulch around the plants may have to be removed to find the flowers."
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Foliage:
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Color:
Leaves are purple.
Armitage says: "Plants are evergreen in the South, although in the Armitage garden (zone 7b), the leaves look terrible by March and I remove the worst of them.New leaves emerge from the ground on long petioles and may be up to 4" long.The leaves are mottled purple and are coarsely toothed towards the apex, but entire near the tapered base.The flowers are borne at ground level in the axils of the leaves and not terminal as in P."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a grouping plant.
Armitage says: "It is not nearly as vigorous a ground cover as Japanese spurge but individual clumps are far more handsome."
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Other:
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Armitage says: "Although native from West Virginia, south to Florida and west to Louisiana it is seldom seen in Southern gardens and almost never in the North."
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Other Pachysandra procumbens References & Articles:
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Pachysandra procumbens is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | Alsip, IL | | American Canyon, CA | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | | Baltimore, MD | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | | Brooklyn, NY | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | | Chicago, IL | Cicero, IL | College Point, NY | | Conneaut, OH | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dorset, OH | East Claridon, OH | | East Elmhurst, NY | Ecorse, MI | Elmhurst, NY | | Elmwood Park, IL | Elyria, OH | Essex, CA | | Evergreen Park, IL | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | | Florence, SC | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | | Forest Falls, CA | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | | Jackson Heights, NY | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | | Liberty, NC | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | | Ludlow, CA | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | | Maspeth, NY | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | | Middle Village, NY | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | | Moreno Valley, CA | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | | New Baltimore, MI | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | | Newport News, VA | North Ridgeville, OH | North Street, MI | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Olmito, TX | Penitas, TX | | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | Philadelphia, PA | | Pikesville, MD | Pinon Hills, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | Riverdale, IL | Saratoga, CA | Soquel, CA | | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | Taylor, MI | | Temperance, MI | Temple City, CA | Towson, MD | | Trenton, MI | Tres Pinos, CA | Upland, CA | | Virginia Beach, VA | Walnut, CA | Watsonville, CA | | Wayne, MI | Westland, MI | Whitestone, NY | | Whitmore Lake, MI |
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