Botanical Name: Buxus microphylla
Common Name: boxwood
Family: Buxaceae
Distribution/Origin:
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, light green, ovate, glabrous
Flower/Inflorescence: bloom April - May, green-white flowers
Fruit/Seed: capsule
Size: height .5-1ft, spread .5-1ft
Habit: upright
Form: dense, bush-like
Culture: full sun - partial shade, best grown in average to medium soil, well-drained
Landscape Use: border, hedge, small screen, bonsai
Notes: shallow roots, slow growing, boxwood blight :(