1. BUXUS MICROPHYLLA ‘Japonica’
BOTANICAL NAME
BUXUS MICROPHYLLA ‘Japonica’

2. PRONUNCIATION
BUCK - sus my - crow - FILL - ah jah - PON - ih - kah

3. COMMON NAME
Japanese Boxwood

5. FAMILY
Buxaceae

6. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 4’ to 5’
Width 3’ to 4’
Upright

8. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Opposite and simple

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1”
Width 1/2”

10. MARGIN
Entire

11. VEINS
Pinnate

13. FLOWER
Spring (March-April)
Creamy white and fragrant

14. FRUIT
Fall
Green capsule turning to black

15. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade

16. GROWTH
Slow

17. USE
Foundation

18. DESCRIPTION Stems are grooved between each pair of leaves
Stems appear sharply quadrangular

19. DESCRIPTION
Leaves appear rounded and have an indention in the tip of the leaf

21. DESCRIPTION
Foliage has a distinct odor
Many cultivars

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Faster growth than B. sempervirens

23. PROBLEMS

24. ZONES
6 - 9

25. NATIVE OF:
Japan