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Common Names: P

pachysandra, Alleghany: Pachysandra procumbens
pachysandra, Japanese: Pachysandra terminalis
pagoda dogwood; alternate-leaved dogwood: Cornus alternifolia
palm, Adam's !needle, needle: Yucca filamentosa
panicled aster: Aster simplex
partridgeberry: Mitchella repens
passionflower, blue: Passiflora caerulea
passionflower, yellow: Passiflora lutea
pawpaw: Asimina triloba
pennisetum, Chinese: Pennisetum alopecuroides
penstemon, pine-leaved: Penstemon pinifolius
pepperbush, sweet: Clethra alnifolia
peppermint: Mentha piperita
periwinkle, common: Vinca minor
periwinkle, purple-flowered: Vinca minor (purple-flowered)
periwinkle, white-flowered: Vinca minor 'Alba'
phlox, Carolina: Phlox carolina
phlox, creeping: Phlox stolonifera
phlox, downy: Phlox pilosa
phlox, hairy: Phlox amoena
phlox, northern: Phlox borealis
phlox, prairie: Phlox pilosa
phlox, smooth: Phlox glaberrima
phlox, sword-leaf: Phlox buckleyi
phlox, thick-leaf: Phlox carolina
phlox, trailing: Phlox nivalis 'Camla'
phlox, white-flowered wild blue: Phlox divaricata 'Dirgo Ice'
phlox, wild blue: Phlox divaricata
pickerel weed: Pontederia cordata
pineapple sage: Salvia elegans
pink, ground: Phlox subulata
pink, maiden: Dianthus deltoides
pink, meadow: Dianthus deltoides
pink, moss: Phlox subulata
pink, sea: Armeria maritima
pink-flowered lily-of-the-valley: Convallaria majalis 'Rosea'
plum, August: Prunus americana
plum, beach: Prunus maritima
plum, goose: Prunus americana
plum, wild: Prunus americana
plumbago, hardy: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
polypody, common: Polypodium virginianum
polypody, rock: Polypodium virginianum
poppy, celandine: Stylophorum diphyllum
poppy, wood: Stylophorum diphyllum
prickly comfrey: Symphytum asperum
prickly pear: Opuntia humifusa
prickly pear: Opuntia humifusa rafinesquei
prickly pear: Opuntia phaeacantha
prickly pear: Opuntia phaeacantha - purple-flowered
prickly pear, common: Opuntia compressa
purple hairgrass: Muhlenbergia capillaris
purple strawberry guava: Psidium littorale longipes

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Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Pachysandra

(Buxaceae - box family)

Five species of perennial herbs or subshrubs, one in North America, the rest in Asia.

procumbens

dec to evgrn peren • ht 8-12" • zones 4-9

Alleghany pachysandra

native, ground cover, rock garden, part shade - shade
KY and WV to FL and LA

This native of rich woods in the Southeast resembles Japanese pachysandra in its general form. The leaves of Alleghany pachysandra, however, are much broader and attractively mottled with white. The small, fragrant white flowers appear in early spring. Foliage will winter best, in cold regions, if the plants are situated in a somewhat protected location. An excellent native ground cover. Alleghany pachysandra is apparently not subject to the insect and disease problems which can sometimes damage plantings of Japanese pachysandra. ONE UNIT = FOUR PLANTS.

cat # 5R0L
4 bare root plants, $7.95 / 8 bare root plants, $14.95 / 12 bare root plants, $20.95

terminalis

evgrn peren • ht 8-12" • zones 4-10

Japanese pachysandra

ground cover, sun - shade
Japan

Spreads to form a dense colony of dark green, evergreen foliage. Bears white flowers in terminal clusters in spring. An exceptionally neat, long-lived, low-maintenance ground cover. Once established, pachysandra is capable of holding its ground and looking good indefinitely with little or no maintainance. Pachysandra even "eats" tree leaves which fall onto it - moderate quantities of tree leaves will simply disappear under the pachysandrea foliage, there to decay and enrich the soil. Prefers at least a bit of shade (and requires it in warmer climates), but does well in full sun here as long as the soil is not too dry. Has been free of noticeable pest or disease problems in our plantings. ONE UNIT = TEN PLANTS.

cat # 5R0M
10 bare root plants, $7.95 / 20 bare root plants, $14.95 / 30 bare root plants, $20.95