The straight species of Korean Boxwood I learned as being Buxus microphylla koreana, in the 1970's. It was the first boxwood to be succes...Read Moresfully grown in the Chicago area of USDA Zone 5a in the 1970's. Its great disadvantage was that it would discolor in winter in the North and not be a real evergreen as the color turned green & yellow & brown. This mother species is not sold much anymore from northern nurseries because of its browning in winter. A large number of cultivars and a number of hybrids between this and the Common Boxwood from Europe are now used.
I love my Korean Boxwoods, hoping to be able to propagate a few more from these specimens, for a couple other places in the yard as well ...Read Moreas a few large containers.
very controlled growing habit (I keep them rounded) very eyecatching foilage all seasons.
Buxus sinica (microph.) insularis DWF. KOREAN BOXWOOD EG (z5) (Bon,Fra)
Among the hardiest of boxwoods, this dwarf shrub (2'to 2 1...Read More/2') has a spreading habit and small dark-green leaves. PSh/Med.
The straight species of Korean Boxwood I learned as being Buxus microphylla koreana, in the 1970's. It was the first boxwood to be succes...Read More
I love my Korean Boxwoods, hoping to be able to propagate a few more from these specimens, for a couple other places in the yard as well ...Read More
Buxus sinica (microph.) insularis DWF. KOREAN BOXWOOD EG (z5) (Bon,Fra)
Among the hardiest of boxwoods, this dwarf shrub (2'to 2 1...Read More