Boxwood
- Botanical Name
- Buxus microphylla
- Hardiness
- Zones 6 to 9
- Height
- 3 to 4 feet
- Width
- 3 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- April: not showy but fragrant (bees love)
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Transplant as balled and burlap or container
- Protect from winter wind and sun
- Tolerates shearing
- Problems
- Winter damage
- Varieties
- Wintergreen - good for northern gardens, 3-4' round, holds color in winter
- Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Winter Gem' - good winter tolerance, may be a renamed cultivar
- Sheriden Hybrids: Green Gem - 2x2'; Green Mountain - 5x3' oval mound; Green Mound & Green Velvet - 3x3
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