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Buxus microphylla var. koreana |
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| | Bronze cast in late fall |
| Synonym(s) |
Buxus sinica |
| Common name |
Korean boxwood |
| Family |
buxaceae |
| Life cycle |
evergreen shrub (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
insignificant |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
sun |
The shiny small elliptic leaves make for a nice low hedge. We use a row of them between our driveway and the front yard. Most of the year they form a bright green bushy line (we don't prune or clip ours), along which we have some perennials and bulbs planted to spruce up the driveway view. As winter approaches, they take on a bronze cast, and by the time spring rolls around, the leaves do look tired and in need of some renewal. I've found that the branches are quite brittle, and easily break off when handled the wrong way. That means taking some extra care when shoveling snow off the driveway after a good winter storm.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: driveway bed About my plant portraits
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Last modified:
December 11, 2004
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