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Taxon
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Morris Midget'
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.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
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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Individual