Buxus sempervirens L. 'Suffruticosa'
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Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'

Family: BUXACEAE
Genus: Buxus
Species: sempervirens L.
Cultivar: 'Suffruticosa'
Common names: Dwarf Box,Edging Box
Distribution summary: S.W.Eurasia, N.Africa
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Flowers' (HSE 1), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Roots' (HSE 2), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Roots' (HSE 3), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Fruit' (HSE 4), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Leaves' (HSE 5), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Leaves' (HSE 6), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Seeds & Grains' (HSE 7), Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Seeds & Grains' (HSE 8)
Flowering months: April, May
Reason for growing: Medicinal, toxic

Additional Notes

The following notes refer to the species of this plant: In Medieval times extracts used for gout, rheumatism, skin disorders and malaria. In ancient Greece used for woulds, jaundice and intoxication (Dioscorides).

Wink, Michael & Ben-Erik van Wyk (2008). Mind-Altering and Poisonous Plants of the World. Timber Press P.73

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