boxwood
Buxus microphylla
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) is a shrub for hedges, borders, foundation plantings, and formal gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Its fragrant white flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. This dense evergreen grows slowly and is drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Columbine, and Casa Blanca lily.
Native range
Japan.