buxus plants nz
Buxus plants are a timeless favourite among New Zealand gardeners, prized for their year-round lushness and their versatility in everything from formal hedges to stylish topiary. If you’re searching for buxus plants NZ wide, you’ll find a fantastic range of beautiful, hardy varieties ready to bring structure and elegance to your outdoor space. Whether you’re establishing a traditional knot garden, framing borders, or crafting classic clipped balls, buxus plants deliver reliability, easy care, and lasting appeal. Let’s explore the most popular Buxus options in New Zealand and expert tips for growing them to perfection.
Buxus sempervirens 'variegata'
Buxus sempervirens 'variegata' features small, mid-green leaves with cream-white edges on new growth, which age to become a darker green. It grows to about 1 m tall and the same wide, though it is often kept smaller with trimming, which encourages new growth. This variegated Box plant is ideal for topiary, trimming into a formal hedge, maintaining in a container, or including in a mixed planting. For a box hedge, space plants 30 cm apart.
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Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty' (Silver Boxwood)
Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty', commonly known as Box Hedge, features small leaves that are dark green with irregular, cream-silver margins, and held densely on short stems. Left untrimmed it will eventually grow to 1 m tall and 1.2 m wide. Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty' is commonly trimmed into a small hedge, used for topiary, or maintained in a container. Space plants 20 cm apart for a box hedge.
