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Rat-stripper
Latin Name:
Paxistima canbyi
location:
the central Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States
The Rat-stripper, which is also referred as Paxistima canbyi, can be found more or less around the central Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. It normally look like a low, multi-stemmed groundcover, making it an uncommon plant! In the summer, its foliage looks like opposite, simple, evergreen leaves and in the automn it is more or less evergreen. The Rat-stripper (Paxistima canbyi) has flowers that are small greenish or reddish flowers and contains fruits that are a small ornamental unimportant capsule. It has a beautiful Bark, where a special pattern can be found, not of ornamental importance on it. A fact to point at about its culture would be that prefers moist, but well-drained soil However, a bad thing with the Rat-stripper can be that foliar burn in severe winters A good way to identify a Paxistima canbyi with its evergreen leaves, crowded on stem. The Rat-stripper's propagation method is done in an interesting way since it is done by cuttings
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