Boxwood - Apothecary Garden - Guthrie, OK - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

This flora sign can be found at the Apothecary Garden in Guthrie, next to the Frontier Drug Store Museum and Guthrie Visitor's Center. The entrance is a beautiful wrought iron arch into an area full of plants used for medicinal purposes. The centerpiece is an Oklahoma Centennial Clock. The path is lined with donated bricks, and there are several dedicated benches in the garden.

The Boxwood is a low-maintenance shrub, of which there are about 70 species of the Boxwood genus. It is a popular hedge in American yards.

According to the American Boxwood Society (ABS), the Boxwood was introduced to North America from Europe in the mid 1660's. The first planting was in 1653, in New York. The ABS Society website can be found here:
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The Boxwood has been used for medicinal purposes to treat syphillis, epilepsy, and leprosy, but in high doses it can be very dangerous.

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