Taxon

Buxus microphylla 'Fernwood'

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Common name: Fernwood littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A broadleaf evergreen originating from Fernwood Gardens in Michigan and unique for its large, orbicular shaped leaves, 12" long and glossy green year around. Creamy yellow flowers open late March-April, clustered in the leaf axils, sweetly fragrant and attractive to bees. Fruits are tiny, rounded, light to dark brown capsules, non-ornamental. Highly resistant to rabbit and deer browse.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1999-0006.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1999-0006.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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