Japanese Boxwood is a large slow-growing evergreen shrub with a mounding habit and dense, finely textured foliage that stays green in winter. Insignificant cream flowers bloom in spring. Grows best in partial shade and moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. A carefree plant that is drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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6’ - 8'
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Spread:
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10’ - 15’
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Spacing:
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12’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Some susceptibility to blight and leaf spots. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils. Shows good resistance to leaf miner, psyllids and mites.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Coneflower, Maiden Grass
IMAGES: Ebyabe, Gainesville FL Kanapaha Botanical Gardens buxus01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Buxus microphylla Bukszpan drobnolistny 2019-04-28 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Buxus microphylla kz03, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
