Buxus sempervirens
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Common Name —— common boxwood
Family —————— Buxaceae
Hardiness Zone —— 5 – 8
Form ——————— shrub
Height/Spread ——– 4 – 8 m / 4 – 8 m
Water ——————– medium
Soil ———————– moist; well-drained
Sunlight —————- full sun to part shade
Leaves —————— evergreen; opposite
Flower —————— pale yellow; clusters
Fruit ——————— pale yellow/brown
Limitation ————- prone to box sucker, mussel scale and box blight
Use ———————– as hedge or screen; at banks and slopes; as ground cover
ID ————————- opposite leaves; small form
