Scientific Name: Durante Erecta ‘Gold Mound’
Type of Plant: Shrub
Description: Slow growing mound shape shrub with vibrant yellow leaves.
Height: 4′
Width: 3′
Blooming: Briefly, small blue flowers
Fruit: No
Climate Requirements: Thrives in a warmer climate in medium to full sun light.
Care Requirements: Regular watering necessary, however very low maintenance overall.
Special Needs: None
Special Uses/Attributes: Excellent “color contrast” choice in any landscape project or design due to its vibrant yellow color.
Florida Native: No
FYI: If it starts to get more green in color, it’s time to prune a little and fertilize.
Japanese Boxwood
Scientific Name: Buxus Microphylla Japonica
Type of Plant: Shrub
Description: Compact growing evergreen shrub with rounded, light green leaves.
Height: 2-4’
Width: 3-5′
Blooming: No
Fruit: No
Climate Requirements: Heat tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant once established.
Care Requirements: Prune to desired shape and fertilize in Spring and Summer.
Special Needs: None
Special Uses/Attributes: Can be pruned into round and square shapes as accents and/or into a hedge.
Florida Native: No
FYI: Very low maintenance shrub
