Julia Jane Boxwood

Buxus microphylla 'Julia Jane'

Julia Jane Boxwood is a compact evergreen shrub with a mounded habit.  Its small oval leaves emerge bright green and deepen before gaining coppery-green tones in fall and winter.   Insignificant flowers.  Grows best in partial shade and moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. A carefree plant that is drought tolerant once established. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance.  Some susceptibility to blight and leaf spots. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils.  Shows good resistance to leaf miner, psyllids and mites.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Coneflower, Maiden Grass

IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-080103-1259-Buxus microphylla var japonica-habit-Lowes Garden Center Kahului-Maui (24808513161), CC BY 3.0 US, (2) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Buxus

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown