Oregon Boxleaf
Paxistima myrsinites
A low, fine-textured evergreen with tiny glossy boxwood-like leaves and inconspicuous maroon flowers. A tidy, drought-tolerant native substitute for boxwood in sun or shade.
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, green, purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY