Taxon

Buxus microphylla 'Grace Hendrick Phillips'

Buxus microphylla 'Grace Hendrick Phillips' - Grace Hendrick Phillips littleleaf boxwood
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Grace Hendrick Phillips littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: This broadleaf evergreen shrub develops into a dense, dwarf, compact mound 3' high by 4' wide after many years. It exhibits different habits in sun vs. shade; low, spreading in sun and nearly conical in shade. The small, dark green summer leaves will bronze in winter sun. Use in the shady border, foundation or short hedge. Resistant to deer and rabbit browse.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BJ27 (BJ27) • Accession: D2001-0382.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: MEM: AH04 (AH04) • Accession: D2001-0382.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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