Pachysandra

An excellent and indispensable ground-cover plant for tricky shady areas. They will enjoy a moisture-retentive soil, but will tolerate a drier spot. Foliage on low creeping stems, normally glossy (although less so in P. procumbens), elegantly edged. Flowering occurs early in spring, short, upright spikes of white flowers, rather reminiscent of Sarcococca, which makes sense as they are both in the box family, Buxaceae.