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Korean Littleleaf Boxwood

Buxus microphylla var. koreana

Buxaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
2 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–8b
Bloom Time
April to May

Diseases (6)

Black Root Rot
Boxwood blight Boxwood Blight
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Phytophthora cinnamomi Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot
Pseudonectria buxi Volutella Leaf and Stem Blight (Canker)
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot

Pests (8)

Boxwood leafminer
Boxwood psyllid
Boxwood spider mite
Scale insect
Box Blight
Canker
Eurytetranychus buxi Boxwood Mite
Nuculaspis californica Scale

Cultivars (2)

Winter Gem
Common name: Winter Gem Boxwood; Mature height: 4–6 ft; Origin: trade_introduction_year:
Wintergreen
Common name: Wintergreen Boxwood; Mature height: 2–4 ft; Origin: trade_introduction_year: