© The Dabney Nursery
Plant: Little Missy - Boxwood
Boxwood · Buxus microphylla 'Little Missy'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A compact rounded dwarf boxwood about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide, discovered by West Virginia nurseryman Norman Cole and hardy to temperatures as low as minus 18F. Growth is medium to slow, the small green evergreen leaves give winter interest, and it responds well to shearing. Saunders Brothers report it is somewhat resistant to boxwood leafminer and very tolerant of boxwood blight, with few pest or disease issues when properly planted and maintained, and that it is deer resistant. It takes sun, part shade or shade and suits a small specimen, low hedge, edging, foundation planting or knot garden.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 2 ft tall and 2 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A compact rounded dwarf boxwood about 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide, discovered by West Virginia nurseryman Norman Cole and hardy to temperatures as low as minus 18F. Growth is medium to slow, the small green evergreen leaves give winter interest, and it responds well to shearing. Saunders Brothers report it is somewhat resistant to boxwood leafminer and very tolerant of boxwood blight, with few pest or disease issues when properly planted and maintained, and that it is deer resistant. It takes sun, part shade or shade and suits a small specimen, low hedge, edging, foundation planting or knot garden.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Pruning
- Requires minimal pruning but benefits from a light late winter shearing for increased compactness, and responds well to shearing.
