The Dawes Arboretum
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Taxon
Buxus microphylla 'Helen Whiting'
Common name:
Helen Whiting littleleaf boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
Sport of 'Compacta' who's leaves have a faint yellow border. Found and named in 1973 by Dr. John Baldwin. A compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub attaining only 3' tall and wide after many years. Flowers are creamy yellow, fragrant but not ornamentally significant. The flowers attract bees. Useful as a specimen in the rock garden or foundation. Highly resistant to feeding from rabbits and deer.
Locations
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APC: BK21
(BK21)
• Accession: D2001-0510.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual