| Common Name: |
Golden Dream Boxwood |
| Scientific Name: |
Buxus microphylla 'Peergold' |
| Category: |
Shrub |
| Habit: |
Broadleaf evergreen |
| Bloom Color: |
Axillary petalless fragrant spring flowers are inconspicuous |
| Bloom Season: |
Good green color usually returns by mid-spring |
| Fragrance: |
Fragrant |
| Foliage Description: |
Features bright green leaves variegated with irregular golden yellow margins. Tiny, rounded, leathery, elliptic to obovate, medium green leaves (1/3 in. to 1 in. long) with blunt tips are evergreen. Leaves may bronze in winter |
| Height of Plant: |
2-3 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
2-2 1/2 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 6-9 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full sun to part shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Soil Type: |
Best grown in evenly moist, well-drained loams (sand-clay mixture) |
| Place of Origin: |
Mariaheide, The Netherlands |
| Year of Origin: |
1994 |
| Heritage: |
Peergold' is a branch sport of Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner' |
| Patent: |
U.S. Plant Patent PP16,052 was issued on October 18, 2005 |
| Maintenance: |
Medium |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
Fountain Garden |