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Taxon
Buxus sempervirens 'Handsworthiensis'
Common name:
Handsworthiensis common boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Synonym:
Buxus sempervirens 'Navicularis'
Distribution:
Species native to Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A slow-growing selection that forms an erect evergreen shrub to around 4' tall. Winter color varies from dark green to bronze yellow-green depending upon exposure. Tiny, white, spring flowers attract bees in great numbers. Resistant to deer and rabbit browsing. Plant in the spring or fall as specimens or in mass plantings.
Locations
1:
HOL: BJ28
(BJ28)
• Accession: D1998-0433.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BJ28
(BJ28)
• Accession: D1998-0433.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual