Allegheny Pachysandra (Pachysandra procumbens)

Allegheny Pachysandra (Pachysandra procumbens)North American groundcover Large, white flowers borne in upright spikes in early spring. Handsome, apple green foliage in spring, which gradually darkens to a soft matte and becomes gray mottled by fall. American or Allegheny Pachysandra occurs sporadically in rich, rocky woodlands from Kentucky to Louisiana and Florida. The French plant explorer, Andr Michaux, discovered and named it by the late 1790s and John Fraser brought it into cultivation as

Culture: Prefers full sun or light shade and well-drained garden loam

The early American botanist John Bartram collected specimens and sent them to his European patrons

Publication date:  April 10

Culture: Prefers full sun and poor to average

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This stately North American fern can be found in marshes

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