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Taxon
Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'
Common name:
Vardar Valley common boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A dwarf, broadleaf evergreen shrub that retains its dark green color in the winter. Spring foliage has a bluish cast that slowly turns darker green throughout the year. It is broad-spreading with a dense habit and grows 3-4' tall and wide. Deer do not browse on the foliage. Makes a great low hedge, specimen or group planting.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
HOL: BH26
(BH26)
• Accession: D2000-0158.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
VCA: AU14
(AU14)
• Accession: D2000-0158.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
VCA: AU14
(AU14)
• Accession: D2000-0158.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual