Scientific Name:
Paxistima myrsinites
Pronunciation:
paks-ISS-tim-uh mur-sin-EYE-teez
Common Name:
Oregon boxwood, false box
Family Name:
Celastraceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Stems with four-angled branches; leaves roughly 1-3 centimeters long, thick, leathery, toothed, apex pointed or round-tipped, petiole absent or very short; flowers flattened, petals dark red, oval, 1mm long; fruit an oblong capsule to 1cm long with usually one seed in each of its two valves; seed dark, shiny, and partly covered in a white aril.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Rock garden, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblanceolate, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute, Obtuse
Margins:
Serrulate
Additional Info:
to 3cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Red, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
seed dark, shiny, and partly covered in a white aril
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Layering
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden