Buxus microphylla Green Gem
Buxus microphylla Green Gem is a standout choice for New Zealand gardeners searching for a compact, hardy, and evergreen shrub with year-round visual appeal. Known for its dense form and rich green foliage, Green Gem is ideal for formal hedging, topiary, or creating low borders that maintain a neat appearance with minimal effort. With its tidy growth habit and excellent resistance to diseases, Buxus microphylla Green Gem is the perfect alternative to traditional English box hedging, thriving in a wide range of Kiwi garden settings, from coastal landscapes to sheltered courtyards.
Buxus 'Green Gem'
Buxus 'Green Gem' is a compact, evergreen boxwood plant that is ideal for low hedges, borders, and topiary in New Zealand gardens. It forms a dense, rounded shrub with small, glossy green leaves that hold their colour year-round. Growing to around 60–90 cm tall and wide, it responds well to regular trimming and shaping. Thriving in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil, ‘Green Gem’ is hardy, low-maintenance, and perfect for formal or structured garden designs.
From $12.08
- Suited to regions:
All regions - Plant type:
Shrubs - Height:
1.20 m - Spread:
1.20 m - Tolerances:
Coastal, Hardy - Garden uses:
Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Parks, Patios, Pool areas, Specimen, Topiary - Garden styles:
Alpine, Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Cottage, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Rock
