Taxon

Buxus microphylla 'Compacta'

Buxus microphylla 'Compacta' - Kingsville Dwarf littleleaf boxwood
Image: Ortman, Lisa - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Kingsville Dwarf littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Synonym: Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville Dwarf'
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub attaining only 3' tall and wide after many years. Leaves are tiny and dark green. Flowers are creamy yellow, fragrant but not ornamentally significant. The flowers attract bees. Often used in bonsai but also useful as a specimen in the rock garden. Highly resistant to feeding from rabbits and deer.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: CON: CO11 (CO11) • Accession: D1999-0296.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BJ27 (BJ27) • Accession: D1999-0295.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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