Box-Leaf Azara
$42.00 Original price was: $42.00.$12.60Current price is: $12.60.
1000 in stock
SKU: uYDX2ihrU8
Category: PLANTS
LIGHT: Filtered sun, Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Fast growing; reaches 18 to 25 ft. tall, 12 ft. wide in 10 years.
| Description | White-chocolate fragrance fills the late winter garden from the tiny yellow flower clusters on this large but graceful, shade tolerant shrub. Ideal between structures or under trees, or as a privacy screen or an informal hedge. Artistically layered branching with evergreen foliage is often accented with shiny berries after flowering. |
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| Bloom Time | Mid to late winter |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Fast Growing |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Container, Espalier, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Sweet Box (Sarcococca); Spikenard (Aralia); Fuchsia (Fuchsia); Agapanthus (Agapanthus) |
| Care Instructions | Prefers well-drained, humus-rich soil but adaptable to varied soil conditions. Thrives in cooler coastal gardens with consistent moisture; suffers from harsh sun exposure in hot inland locations. Provide shelter from cold, drying winds. Responds well to pruning; prune in late winter or early spring after flowering. |
| History | Azara microphylla is native to Argentina and Chile, and was introduced to North America for cultivation in the mid-1800’s. |
| Lore | Cultivated for its edible fruit in Chile. |