Plant Details

Paxistima myrsinites

Oregon Boxwood or Mountain Lover

Zone: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Exposure: Part Shade

Plant Category: Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens

Height: Minimum 1 feet , Maximum 3 feet

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A low evergreen native. It grows prostrate to 3' high, with dark, leathery leaves 1" across and tiny red flowers. Provides year-round greenery with little to no watering and care. Found on dry, rocky slopes from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. Sun to partial shade.

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