Azara microphylla
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Genus: | Azara
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Species: | A. microphylla
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Azara microphylla |
Azara microphylla, the boxleaf azara, is a species of flowering plant in the willow family Salicaceae, native to Chile and Argentina. Growing to 10 metres (33 ft), it is a small, upright, evergreen tree or large shrub. It has small, shiny, very dark green leaves and tiny, vanilla-scented flowers in winter. It is the hardiest of the azaras, withstanding temperatures down to −15 °C (5 °F), but in cooler temperate regions requires some protection from cold winds. It also tolerates full shade.[1]
The specific epithet microphylla comes from the Greek micro ("small") and phyllos ("leaf").[2] The leaves are no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) long.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References[]
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Azara microphylla". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
Categories:
- Salicaceae
- Plants described in 1845
- Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Salicaceae stubs