Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)

Family: Buxaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Variable spread.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and juicy. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ovoid fruits are 5 - 6mm long.; The fruit is not usually produced in cultivation - this could be because both male and female plants are required and most people only grow one plant.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist deciduous woods in valleys and low mountains to 2000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)