| Description | Wintergreen Boxwood (Buxus sinica var. insularis) is cold hardy Boxwood for hardiness zone #5. One of the larger Boxwoods. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Broadleaf Evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, partial shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, not ornamental, apetulous, white/yellowish, occur in the early spring, may smell |
| Leaves | oval-rounded, dark green leaves, can bronze in cold temperatures |
| Dimensions | 3 plus by3 plus feet or much larger, can be pruned to control size |
| Maintenance | I like to shear the plants after the new foliage has hardened. If you shear to early, a lot of the new growth will be missed because it still may not have extended. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Korea |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1919 |
| Misc Facts | Buxus is the Latin name for Boxwood, microphylla translates as "little leaf" and koreana translates as "from Korea". |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #278-Boxwood Handbook (Lynn R. Batdorf) |
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