Variegated Japanese PachysandraPachysandra terminalis 'Variegata'
(pak-ih-SAN-druh) (term-in-AL-iss)
Synonyms: Japanese Spurge, Silver Edge Pachysandra
While cleaning up some leaves I was looking at my Silver Edge Pachysandra and wondered why more people don’t grow it. It is a great groundcover for brightening up shady areas and having something a little different. The one knock against it is that it grows slower than the species. Pachysandra seems to be one of those plants that you either like or don’t. I rarely include it in designs because it invokes a negative response from a lot of people. To me it is a good problem solver and in the right area it works well. I have been using some ‘Green Sheen’ Pachysandra here and there. That one has a much glossier leaf than the regular type, its leaf is all green.
If you are thinking of planting Pachysandra consider the Variegated ‘Silver Edge’. It is slightly more expensive and slow growing but it pays for that with beauty.
The weather roller coaster is already starting to kick in. Yesterday the temperatures were in the 60’s (F) and today it is only suppose to get into the middle 30’s with a low in the teens. I hope it doesn’t get too cold right away I still have a lot of outside work to do.
