buxus varieties
Buxus varieties are renowned in New Zealand gardens for their versatility, resilience, and timeless elegance. Whether you're crafting a formal hedge, shaping intricate topiary, or adding year-round structure to your garden beds, these evergreen shrubs are a go-to choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. From richly coloured foliage to variegated forms, buxus varieties offer options to suit every style and garden size. Their slow, dense growth habit makes them low maintenance and perfect for neat edging or sculpted features.
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.
Buxus koreana (Korean Boxwood)
Buxus koreana, commonly known as Korean Box, is a cold-hardy, evergreen shrub ideal for low hedging and formal borders in New Zealand gardens. It features small, oval, green leaves and a compact, rounded growth habit, typically reaching 60–90 cm in height. Known for its excellent winter tolerance, it performs well in cooler regions. Korean Box thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil and responds well to regular trimming, making it perfect for neat, structured planting designs.
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