| Description | A lower growing flat top Boxwood cultivar. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Broadleaf Evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full to semi-shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | inconspicuous, not ornamental, white/yellowish, occur in the early spring, may smell |
| Leaves | small, oval, leathery, evergreen in Zone #5, some bronzing in exposed sites in the winter |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 4-5 or larger |
| 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 |
| Cultivar Origin | Romania 1935, introduced in 1957 in the USA |
| Misc Facts | best planted where protected from winter winds |
| Author's Notes | At the Boerner Botanical gardens the plants are in an exposed full sun site and seem to be doing well. |
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