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Leiophyllum buxifolium
Box Sandmyrtle
Mike's
Opinion
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A plant suited to rock garden and ground cover use in combination with evergreens.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Leiophyllum |
| Species |
| buxifolium |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -25 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -13 |
| Height |
| 0.5-1 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5-2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Small broadloeaf evergreen shrub with white flowers that have rosy edges. Usually grown by walkways as a ground-cover. |
| Landscape |
| Flower borders and rock gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Likes sandy, moist acidic soils, with lots of organic matter. Grows best in full sun to partial shade and will not withstand drought. |
| Shape |
| Small in size, mound shaped, known for its many star-shaped flowers |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| White star shaped flowers in June. |
| Pests |
| None serious. |
| Habitat |
| New Jersey, Carolina mountains and Tennessee. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fleshy branches, multistemmed. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Buds are small, ovoid, solitary with 2 exposed scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green, bronze in winter, ovate. Grows in an alternate arrangement with leaf margins entire. |
| Flower Description |
| Small star-shaped white flowers, about 60-65 mm in size, with 5 petals and 5 stamens in clusters. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small to 3 mm long, glabrous with multiple seeds. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are dark green but turn bronze in winter. Flowers are white with rosy edges. |
| Texture Description |
| Fine textured plant. |
| Propagation |
| Propagated by seed, root cuttings and stem cuttings. |
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