Japanese spurge is the perfect groundcover shrub and is also ideal for growing in areas between trees and shrubs to stop the spread of weeds this mat45forming evergreen perennial has interesting rosettes of green45toothed glossy leaves which cluster at the tips with short upright branches pachysandra terminalis produces erect spikes of small white flowers in early summer and with hardly any aftercare once this oriental plant is allowed to spread wherever you let it you can cover any