The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Elizabeth Lawrence boxwood

Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)

Distribution: hybrid: Weston (Mezitt) hybrid

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Evergreen shrub

Comments: An unregistered selection from Weston Nurseries that appears to be a type of littleleaf boxwood that will probably reach only 3-4' tall and wide. It displays relatively small leaves, opposite, 1/3-1" long, glossy medium green in summer but bronzing on the tips in winter. Flowers open early (March-April) in small terminal clusters, creamy-white, sweetly fragrant. Virtually immune to deer and rabbit browse.