Taxon

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty'

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty' - Green Beauty Japanese littleleaf boxwood
Image: The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Green Beauty Japanese littleleaf boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Species native to Japan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A small, broadleaf evergreen growing 3' tall by 4' wide. Dark green leaves in summer give way to yellow-green winter color. Has a slow to medium growth rate and mounded habit. Use as a specimen, hedge, border or in groups. Highly resistant to feeding from rabbits and deer.
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Locations

  • 1: HOL: BH28 (BH28) • Accession: D1994-0998.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BH28 (BH28) • Accession: D1994-0998.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: MEM: AG04 (AG04) • Accession: D1994-0998.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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