Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' Ground Cover - 50 Bare Root Plants 50 heavily bare root plants. 'Green Carpet' is a superior cultivar of Pachysandra terminalis that maintains a slightly more compact appearance, growing about 2 inches shorter than the species. Green Carpet is noted for having darker green, slightly glossier foliage with a more pronounce leave serration. Green Carpet also develops more underground stems, and therefore will fill in faster the Pachysandra terminalis. It does well in partly shaded or full shade areas. Pachysandra is the only satisfactory plant that will grow as a ground cover under Pine Trees. This plant is used extensively under shallow rooted trees, back of buildings or in other areas that are too shady for grass to grow. It is also attractive as a border plant along paths or driveway edgings. For most groundcovers, we recommend you plant 6 to 9 spacing. This will allow the plants to grow together quickly, reducing the need for hand weeding. To determine how many plants you will need, using 6 spacing, multiply the number of square footage that you need to plant by 4.0. If you would like your plants to be spaced 9 apart, multiply the number of square footage by 1.8. Example: If you have a 100 square foot area to plant and you would like your plants to be planted 6 apart, you will need to calculate 100 x 4.0 = 400. 400 is the approximate number of plants needed.