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Pachysandra procumbens 'Silver Streak'

Allegheny Spurge

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Pachysandra procumbens 'Silver Streak' - is imbued with beautiful silver mottling... but not in fledgling leaves. Leaves erupt dark green and remain so during the growing season. It is in the autumn when the silver mottling emerges, stands out against the green backdrop and holds steady through the winter. The color in the leaves is light and bright and a real departure from the liver-spotting mottling in kaleidoscopic arrangement found on winter foliage. Remarkable. First spied at Mt. Cuba Center, found in a planting of unknown origin, 'Silver Streak' came our way from Jon Lehrer. And we thank Jeanne Frett from Mt. Cuba Center who gave us the green light to offer this marvel to you! Site in part to dappled shade planted in fertile soil, evenly moist to dryish. Division.


For a more in depth discussion of Allegany Spurge please see in the HERALD section of our website under plant portraits Pachysandra procumbens


Height:

6-10 in

Colors:

White

Zone:

(4b)5 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Pachysandra procumbens 'Silver Streak'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Early Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Four Seasons

Autumn Interest

  • Autumn Leaf Color

Nature Attraction

  • Honey Bees & Native Bees
  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Shade Tolerant
  • Mostly Sunny

Attributes

  • Rock Garden
  • Ground Cover
  • Natural Garden
  • Massing
  • Border
  • Specimen
  • Woodland
  • Edging
  • Foundation
  • Evergreen

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Pachysandra procumbens

Common Name: Allegheny Spurge

Pachysandra procumbens. So many Asian woodlanders are, frankly, more beautiful than our North American counterparts (yes, aesthetics are subjective and I'm wrong ALL the TIME!) but Allegheny Spurge bucks this trend. We think this easy going woodland candidate which actually tolerates a surprising degree of sunlight is exceptionally beautiful, more so than the overused Pacysandra terminalis. P. procumbens originates in West Virginia, west to Louisiana, east and south to Florida but is bone-hardy for most of us in New England, into USDA Zone 4b (-15F). Pacysandra procumbens will make an exceptional ground cover albeit slowly in fertile, evenly moist soil but is tolerant of dryer soils. We thank Richard Lighty, Jeanne Frett from Mt. Cuba Center and our favorite plant wizard, Jon Lehrer for helping us to offer 'Forest Green', 'Spring Gold' and 'Silver Streak'.