Botanical Name: Buxus microphylla japonica
Common Names: Japanese Box, Japanese Boxwood, Littleleaf Box,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Dense, evergreen shrub with bright green, glossy, rounded leaves. Perfect for formal evergreen hedging, borders, topiary, screening and general garden planting. Excellent for pots and containers. Tolerant of a wide range of soil types and conditions. A very hardy Buxus, faster growing and ideal for warmer climates, as it tolerates heat better than other varieties. Grows approx Height: 0.5 – 2.0m Width: 0.5 – 1.0m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: Scale, Yellow Leaves
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Buxaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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