Comparison of Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) at top with Littleleaf Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) at bottom.
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Choices for Littleleaf Boxwood
Better Varieties:
`Compacta', Kingsville Dwarf boxwood, makes a fine groundcover when mowed 3 1/2 inches high every two years in early to mid spring. Height to 12 inches, spread to 4 feet.
Korean Littleleaf Boxwood BUK-sus mi-kro-FIL-a
Broadleaf evergreen shrub, upright, to about 2 ft (0.6 m) tall, greater width, somewhat open; young branches slightly pubescent. Leaves ovate to oblong, 1-2 cm long, margin inrolled.
Sun to part shade.
Richards Littleleaf Boxwood ( Buxus microphylla )
Richards Lobelia ( Lobelia richardsonii )
Richardsonii Nymphaea ( Nymphaea tuberosa ) ...
Littleleaf boxwood responds very well to pruning. Hedges and plants used for edging can be trimmed in summer. Hard, rejuvenating pruning and major shaping should be done in late spring and followed by a dose of fertilizer and mulch.
Buxus microphylla (Littleleaf Boxwood, Small-leaved Boxwood, Japanese Boxwood , Family: Buxaceae)
Byblis liniflora (Rainbow Plant, Family: Byblidaceae) ...
River Birch Betula nigra 'Heritage' Heritage Birch Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Betula pendula European Birch Buddleia davidii Butterfly-bush Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' Butterfly-bush Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville Dwarf' Littleleaf Boxwood ...
Kingsville Dwarf Littleleaf Boxwood [English]: Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville Dwarf'
Kingu Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Kingu'
Kingwood Center Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Kingwood Center' ...
Japanese Littleleaf Boxwood (Buxus microphylla japonica)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum dissectum 'Seiryu')
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis')
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku') ...
Both species grow at a relatively slow rate of less than 12 inches per year. American boxwood and most of its cultivars are tolerant of cold weather. Littleleaf boxwood and its cultivars are heat-tolerant.
Landscape Use ...
 See also: Boxwood, Buxus, Buxus microphylla, Green, Japonica
  
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