Botanical Name: Common Names:
Buxus sempervirens English Box, Common Box, Boxwood,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Evergreen shrub with a tight, dense, compact form. Attractive dark green, small, oval leaves. Traditional, small to medium formal hedging plant. The most popular of the Buxus varieties. Slower growing than others, but requires less maintenance. Perfect for formal evergreen hedging, borders, topiary, screening and general garden planting. Excellent for pots and containers. Grows to approx. 30cm – 2m H x W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Any Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Scale, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Buxaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High