Azara microphylla
Description:
Azara microphylla is native to Chile and southern Argentina. It has small, shiny, dark green foliage held on open branches on a small tree to about 15 feet. In spring it has yellow pompom flowers that are sweetly scented of vanilla. Useful for part shade and part sun positions. Photo courtesy: Great Plant Picks.
Common Name: Box-Leaf Azara
Family: Salicaceae (The Willow Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 10-15'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Lakesides and along the edges of Nothofagus forests.
Award: GPP
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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