Tide Hill Boxwood

Buxus microphylla 'Tide Hill'

Tide Hill Boxwood is a dwarf evergreen shrub with a low spreading habit that can be used as a groundcover.  Its small oval leaves emerge yellow chartreuse and brighten to a vivid green that holds in 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: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, More different Buxus, (2) Salicyna, Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8163, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8167, CC BY-SA 4.0

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