Taxon

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Morris Midget'

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Common name: Morris Midget Japanese littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Species native to Japan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A slow-growing dwarf evergreen, with dense, low-mounded habit reaching 1.5' high and 3' wide. Flowers in terminal clusters, fragrant, not showy. Leaves yellow-green in winter months, greening up in warmer weather. Suitable as specimen or low-growing border. Highly resistant to feeding from rabbits and deer.
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Locations

  • 1: HOL: BJ22 (BJ22) • Accession: D1998-0426.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BJ22 (BJ22) • Accession: D1998-0426.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BJ22 (BJ22) • Accession: D1998-0426.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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