Suited to regions: | All regions |
Plant type: | Shrubs |
Height: | 1.00 m |
Spread: | 1.00 m |
Flowering time: | |
Tolerances: | Coastal, Hardy |
Garden uses: | Borders, Containers, Hedging, Paths & Steps, Topiary |
Garden styles: | Alpine, Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern |
Easy to grow? | Yes |
Maintenance requirements | Low |
Growth rate | Slow |
Commonly known as Box Hedge, this shrub is commonly used in English and formal gardens as a low hedge. This evergreen produces masses of small, dark green leaves which are held densely on short stems. Left untrimmed it will eventually grow to 1 m tall and the same wide but is often trimmed to much smaller sizes. This shrub performs best when planted in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained, semi-sheltered site. It is tolerant of most soil types, except at the extremes of wet and dry, frost, cool climates, and coastal conditions. This Buxus is most commonly trimmed into a small hedge, used for topiary, or maintained in a container. Space plants 20 cm apart for hedging.
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