Taxon

Buxus sempervirens

 
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Buxus sempervirens - common boxwood
Image: Payton, Gregory - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: common boxwood
Family: Buxaceae (boxwood family)
Distribution: Europe, n. Africa and w. Asia
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A spreading broadleaf evergreen shrub with rounded, dark green leaves. Reported at nearly 40-years-old to be 13' tall and wide. Doubtful will reach this size in central Ohio. Often hedged into various shapes. Tiny, fragrant flowers attract bees as they open in March/April. Glossy leaves are dark green. Winter foliage varies with exposure, from dark green to bronze yellow-green. Resistant to deer and rabbit browsing. Use as hedge, specimen or in a mass.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BF24 (BF24) • Accession: D2005-0667.001 • Origin: Ukraine • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BH20 (BH20) • Accession: D2005-0668.002 • Origin: Ukraine • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BJ20 (BJ20) • Accession: D2005-0666.001 • Origin: Ukraine • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: HOL: BJ20 (BJ20) • Accession: D2005-0666.002 • Origin: Ukraine • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: HOL: BJ20 (BJ20) • Accession: D2005-0668.001 • Origin: Ukraine • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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