Botanical Name: Common Names:
Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa Dutch Box, Dutch Boxwood,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
A widely used, slow growing, evergreen dwarf Buxus which naturally forms a dense,compact round shape. Leaves tend to be lighter in colour and rounder in shape than the more common English Box. Best suited to tight miniature hedges, edging, patio plants or topiaries. Height: 0.3 – 0.75m Width: 0.3 – 0.75m
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Scale, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Buxaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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