Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty'

Object Details

Description
This small-leaved boxwood cultivar is more tolerant of heat and humidity than other boxwoods, with a naturally round, strong, growth form. It recovers quickly from a broken branch or heavy pruning, but is also easy to keep to a desired form.
Hardiness
-10 - 30 F
Bloom Time
March-April
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Range
cultivated
Topic
Display Gardens
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On Display
Freer Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2021-0799A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Common Name
Japanese boxwood cultivar
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Buxanae
Order
Buxales
Family
Buxaceae
Genus
Buxus
Species
microphylla
Life Form
Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
Bloom Characteristics
Fragrant but insignificant
Foliage Characteristics
Lance-shaped leaves are glossy, green, and smaller than the species. May bronze after a frost.
Plant Size
3-5' tall by about 3-5' wide (.91-1.5 m x .91-1.5 m)
Structure
Round; dense, compact
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7b13c5bda-e578-46a9-b471-1486402ffc5d
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2021-0799A
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