Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Early bloom of Alleghany Pachysandra, 1 by Rickwebb

Rickwebb wrote:
The Japanese Spurge or Pachysandra, P terminalis, is planted like crazy in landscapes in the mid-Atlantic as a common groundcover. A usually unknown relative that is native to the Appalachian Region is the Alleghany Spurge, Pachysandra procumbens. It is a little taller with larger leaves that are semi-evergreen and not so waxy. It bears its little whitish flowers from stalks coming from the ground that bloom in March - April as shown in the first photo. The second photo shows it at my house side foundation in part shade in summer. It makes a good groundcover that is slowly spreading. This cold season it may not bloom in March but wait for April.