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Overview:

This form bears clean white marginal mottling on the glossy leaves. It is much slower growing than the species, but handsome when established.

Taxonomy

Notes:

Also known as 'Silver Edge'.

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Physical Description

ID Features: Low evergreen groundcover. Rhizomatous growth. Foliage in terminal whorls. Diamond-shaped leaves with coarse serrations at the end of each leaf. •

Habit: An evergreen groundcover that spreads by rhizomes and forms a dense and solid carpet of vegetation.

Flowers: Blooms in late March and early April. Small white flowers in terminal spikes. Spikes are 1" to 2" long. Flowers are not usually that numerous and are not especially showy. • Bloom Period: June. • Flower Color: near white, white

Seeds: Fruit: Small and inconspicuous. Greenish - white.

Foliage: Summer foliage: Diamond-shaped leaves. Coarsely serrated on the upper third of the leaf. Clean white marginal mottling on the glossy dark green leaves. Leaves are held clustered at the tips of shoots in whorls, with several. inches of naked basal stem present. Leaf arrangement is alternate. Leaves are 2" to 3.5" long and 0.5" to 1.25" wide. • Fall foliage: Evergreen, no fall color.

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Distribution

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: One of the best groundcover for shade. Good for erosion control, sloped shady banks. Works well under shade trees where lawn growth is poor. • Liabilities: Somewhat overused and common. Volutella leaf blight and stem canker can be serious in excessively dense. or stressed plantings. Scale. Will yellow in too much sun. Leaf removal can be challenging.

Growth

Culture: Easily transplanted. Requires weed control during establishment. Once established, relatively easily grown. Needs partial shade to shade. Soils that are moist slightly acidic and high in organic matter are best. Avoid poorly drained, heavy clay soils.

Soil: Minimum pH: 4.6 • Maximum pH: 6.0

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pachysandra:

There are approximately 21 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: P. axillaries · P. axillaris · P. axillaris stylosa · P. axillaris var. glaberrima · P. axillaris var. stylosa · P. bodinieri · P. coriacea · P. erecta · P. mairei · P. procumbens (Alleghany Pachysandra) · P. procumbens 'Eco Treasure' · P. procumbens 'Forest Green' · P. procumbens 'Pixie' · P. stylosa · P. termialis · P. terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra) · P. terminalis 'Green Carpet' (Green Carpet Japanese Pachysandra) · P. terminalis 'Green Sheen' (Green Sheen Japanese Spurge) · P. terminalis 'Variegata' (Japanese Spurge) · P. tricarpa · P. variegata

Members of the genus Myrmotherula:

There are approximately 126 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: M. ambigua · M. assimilis · M. assimilis assimilis · M. assimilis transamazonica · M. atrogularis · M. axillaris · M. axillaris albiglua · M. axillaris albigula · M. axillaris axillaris · M. axillaris fresnayana · M. axillaris heterocyga · M. axillaris heterozyga · M. axillaris luctuosa · M. axillaris melaena · M. axillaris ssp · M. axillaris virgata · M. behni · M. behni behni · M. behni camanii · M. behni inornata · M. behni yavii · M. boliviana · M. brachyura · M. brachyura brachyura · M. brachyura ignota · M. cherriei · M. cinereiventris · M. erythronatos · M. erythronotos · M. erythrura · M. erythrura erythrura · M. erythrura septentrionalis · M. fjeldsaai · M. fluminensis (Rio De Janeiro Antwren) · M. fulviventris · M. fulviventris costaricensis · M. fulviventris fulviventris · M. fulviventris salmoni · M. fulviventris ssp · M. garbei · M. grisea (Ashy Antwren) · M. guayabambae · M. gularis · M. guttata · M. gutturalis · M. haematonota · M. haematonota amazonica · M. haematonota haematonota · M. haematonota pyrrhonota · M. haematonota sororia · M. haematonota spodionota · M. hauxwell hauxwelli · M. hauxwelli · M. hauxwelli clarior · M. hauxwelli hauxwelli · M. hauxwelli hellmayri · M. hauxwelli suffusa · M. ignota · M. iheringi · M. iheringi heteroptera · M. iheringi iheringi · M. inornata · M. klagesi (Klages's Antwren) · M. leucophtalma · M. leucophthalma · M. leucophthalma dissita · M. leucophthalma leucophthalma · M. leucophthalma phaenota · M. leucophthalma phaeonota · M. leucophthalma sordida · M. longicauda · M. longicauda australis · M. longicauda longicauda · M. longicauda pseudoaustralis · M. longicauda soderstromi · M. longipennis · M. longipennis australis · M. longipennis garbei · M. longipennis longipennis · M. longipennis menetriesii · M. longipennis paraensis · M. longipennis transitiva · M. longipennis zimmeri · M. melaena · M. menetriesi · M. menetriesii · M. menetriesii berlepschi · M. menetriesii cinereiventris · M. menetriesii menetriesii · M. menetriesii omissa · M. menetriesii pallida · M. minor (Salvadori's Antwren) · M. multostriata · M. multostriata multostriata · M. obscura · M. ornata · M. ornata atrogularis · M. ornata hoffmannsi · M. ornata hoffmansi · M. ornata meridionalis

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Notes

Contributors:

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.

Identifiers:

• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 605556