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 December
1998
 Buxus
microphylla
'Kingsville'
 November
1998
Orostachys
malacophyllus
October
1998
Artemisia
schmidtiana
nana
September
1998
Athyrium
nipponicum
'Pictum'
August
1998
Cyclamen
purpurascens
July
1998
Thalictrum
kiusianum
June
1998
Geranium
cinereum
subcaulescens
May
1998
Genista
dalmatica
April
1998
Aquilegia
discolor
March
1998
Pulsatilla
patens
February
1998
Helleborus
x hybridus
January
1998
Orostachys
spinosa
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Plant
of the Month December 1998
Buxus
microphylla 'Kingsville'
by Iza Goroff
Buxus
microphylla is native to Japan. Several cultivars of
this boxwood species have been distributed, some large
enough for low hedges.
'Kingsville' is a very slow
growing clone, selected by the late Henry Hohman.
The plant
pictured is about 20 years old. It is 13" (32 cm) long by
10" (25 cm) wide by 8.5" ( 21 cm) high. Each leaf is 1/4" (8
mm) long and 3 mm wide. It has survived -32 degrees F (-34
degrees C) without any damage. Occasionally a shoot will
revert to the normal larger form of Buxus microphylla. That
shoot should be removed to its base.
This plant
is easy to grow. It requires drainage and a somewhat acid
soil. It is somewhat shade tolerant. Like most broadleaf
evergreens it is best grown in a site where the winter sun
cannot warm its leaves above freezing, the alternate
freezing and thawing a potential risk for leaf damage.
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