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

Range:

cultivated

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:

Uncertain

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Common Name:

Japanese boxwood 'Green Beauty'

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Buxanae

Order:

Buxales

Family:

Buxaceae

Genus:

Buxus

Species:

microphylla

Accession Number:

2022-0814A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ee0a8756-47f0-4513-b772-efd2f6a03717

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0814A