How to tend a Buxus microphylla
Also known as: Buxus fortunei Carrière, Buxus japonica Müll.Arg., Buxus kitashimae Yanagita, Buxus microphylla var. japonica (Müll.Arg.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Buxus microphylla var. kitashimae (Yanagita) H.Ohba, Buxus microphylla f. major Makino, Buxus microphylla f. tenuis Makino, Buxus obcordatavariegata Fortune, Buxus ovalifolia Siebold ex K.Koch, Buxus rotundifolia Siebold ex K.Koch, Buxus sempervirens var. japonica (Müll.Arg.) Makino, Buxus sempervirens var. microphylla (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino, Buxus virens Thunb., Buxus sempervirens var. microphylla (Siebold & Zucc.) Müll.Arg. ex Miquel, Buxus microphylla f. rubra (Makino) Hatus., Buxus microphylla f. major (Makino) Hatus.
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, may rub leaves with water when dry
Sunlight
Like light, and slight shade tolerance
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Buxaceae, Buxus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Foliage plants, sometimes flowers in March-April, yellow flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green
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