Tide Hill Boxwood is a dwarf evergreen shrub with a low spreading habit that can be used as a groundcover. Its small oval leaves emerge yellow chartreuse and brighten to a vivid green that holds in winter. Insignificant flowers. Grows best in partial shade and moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. A carefree plant that is drought tolerant once established. Type: Shrub Height: 0.5' - 1' Spread: 3’ - 5’ Spacing: 4’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 - 9 Culture: Full Sun , Part Sun Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Some susceptibility to blight and leaf spots. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils. Shows good resistance to leaf miner, psyllids and mites. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders , Woodland Gardens , Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac , Coneflower , Maiden Grass IMAGES: Leonora (Ellie) Enking , More different Buxus , (2) Salicyna , Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8163 , CC BY-SA 4.0 , (3) Salicyna , Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8167 , CC BY-SA 4.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown