The open plant encyclopedia
Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.
The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.
Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.
Buxus microphylla
Also called Boxwood, Littleleaf Box, Japanese Box, Littleleaf Box, Japanese Box, Small Leaved Box
Littleleaf boxwood is a dense, slow-growing evergreen shrub from Japan and Taiwan, grown widely for hedging and topiary. It is best in part shade with protection from hot afternoon sun and drying winter winds.
Buxus microphylla, the Japanese box or littleleaf box, is a species of flowering plant in the box family
found in Japan and Taiwan. It is a dwarf evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and wide.
The species is grown as an ornamental plant, both in its native area and elsewhere in temperate regions around the world. It is particularly suitable for topiary or low hedging. Buxus microphylla var. compacta (Kingsville dwarf boxwood) and similar cultivars are frequently used for bonsai.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Buxus microphylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
