Pachysandra procumbens – Allegheny Spurge (CVR.EC.EVR.FRG.H.GRD.NB.OP)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Allegheny Spurge is a native plant in the Buxaceae family. It is native in SE North America.

The evergreen to semi-evergreen leaves in zones 7-8 forms a dense mat that happily grows under trees and shrubs and other shady places. Its natural environment includes moist rich woods. It is not invasive. The new leaves take on a pale silver-green mottling. Fragrant blooms occur in spring in 2-4 inch spikes.

Set plants 6-12 inches apart and do not overwater. Soak the planting every 8-15 days. It will provide you with a lovely evergreen ground cover for many years. Prune as needed to remove yellow or dead growth.

Host plant for the monarch butterfly, gray hairstreak, queen, and milkweed tussock moth caterpillars.