Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Buxus sempervirens
Common name:
Gewone buksboom, Boxwood, Common box, European box
Family:
Buxaceae (Boxwood)
Distribution:
Africa, Asia, Europe
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
The scent is not to everyone's liking: the herbalist John Gerard found it "evill and lothsome" and at Hampton Court Palace Queen Anne had box hedging grubbed up because the odor was offensive.
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Locations
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Beds surounding water-lily pools
(Water lily beds)
• Accession: 1999-886/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual