Japanese Spurge
This perennial plant needs partial shade to full shade to prosper.
Plant 6 inches apart.
Oval leaves (2-4" long) appear primarily in whorls at the stem ends.
The Japanese Spurge plant, Pachysandra terminalis, and also known as Pachysandra, is a shrubby, evergreen ground cover which grows 8-12" high and spreads by rhizomes to form a dense carpet of rich, dark green foliage.
Pachysandra can be used as a lawn substitute in shaded non-traffic areas and ground cover for shade areas.
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Praying Mantises live throughout most of the US and Canada. The "patient predators" will eat flies, leafhoppers, caterpillars, and aphids. These garden friendly insect predators sometimes will munch on the other good guys - like bees and wasps.
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