Botanical Name: Common Names:
Buxus microphylla microphylla Korean Box, Korean Boxwood,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Korean Box is a low, dense, rounded shrub with glossy, soft, green leaves that are smaller than most Buxus varieties. This variety tends to be narrower in shape and does not have the unpleasant scent that can be associated with Buxus sempervirens. Use to define pathways or courtyard gardens. Ideal for creating a low, informal or formal clipped hedge. Best in part shade as foliage can yellow in full sun ,useful for coastal plantings and in pots. Grows approx 30cm in 3 years. Height: 0.2 – 0.6m Width: 0.4m
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Pruning is only required about twice a year. It is recommended for all buxus to prune from an early age to promote branching lower in the plant. this will increase the denseness of the bush at the base. Buxus enjoys a feed of either a chemical slow release fertilizer as directed or pelleted organic fertilizer every three months.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Buxaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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