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Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Pincushion'
Common name:
Pincushion Korean boxwood
Family:
Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Synonym:
Buxus microphylla var. koreana 'Pincushion'
Distribution:
Species native to Korea and China
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
A low-mounded, broadleaf evergreen shrub. Size is approximately 1 1/2' high by 2' wide. Light green foliage turns bronze in winter. It is relatively disease and pest free and rabbits and deer will not trouble this plant.
Locations
1:
HOL: BH28
(BH28)
• Accession: D1991-0080.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BH28
(BH28)
• Accession: D1991-0080.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual