Pachysandra 'Green Carpet'

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet'

Pachysandra 'Green Carpet' is a perennial for groundcover, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or acid soil, flowering Mar, Apr.

Where to use it in a border

At around 20 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 9a and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of shade, clay soil, acid soil, evergreen plants.

Border Builder uses Pachysandra 'Green Carpet''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
• It tolerates acid soil but dislikes shallow chalk.
• It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Azaleafor height behind it
• Barrenwort 'Frohnleiten'to edge in front
• Bergenia 'Purpurea'to edge in front
• Black mondo grassto edge in front
• Bugleto edge in front
• Camelliafor height behind it

Garden styles

Formal Shade cottage Woodland