Taxon

Buxus microphylla 'File Leaf'

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Common name: File Leaf littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub. Size may vary in central Ohio. Off-white flowers are tiny, fragrant and attractive to bees as they open in spring (March/April). Glossy leaves are medium-green in color. Winter foliage varies with exposure from dark green to bronze yellow-green. Resistant to deer and rabbit browsing. Use as a specimen or in a mass.

Locations

  • 1: JPG: BB20 (BB20) • Accession: D2004-0660.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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