Buxus sempervirens - 'Elegantissima'

Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Hedging & Screening, Evergreen
Form Rounded Multi-Stemmed Bush
Size Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours Variegated green-gold Foliage
Care Regular Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Very hardy
Growth Slow Growing Plant
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Buxus sempervirens description: Variegated box grows to small evergreen tree if left to grow - however it is commonly grown as a low hedge, with its tight gold and green foliage responding to trimming. Used for formal bed edging and topiary - box is slow grower worth waiting for.

Buxus sempervirens cultivation notes: Box will tolerate both full sun and partial shade, as well as a variety of soils, especially chalky soils - just avoid very wet soils. Box is ideal for hedging / topiary - clip to shape twice yearly in early spring / autumn.

Plant Strengths: Attracts wildlife to feed or nest; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Provides valuable winter interest; Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening; Suitable for container growing; Attractive form or foliage for all year interest; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils; Suitable for hedging or topiary.

Plant Weaknesses: Does not produce showy attractive flowers.

Design & Plant Use for Buxus sempervirens:
  • Evergreen plant suitable for trimming to shape or topiary
  • Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest

Common Missspellings: Buxes, Buxos, Boxus, Buxis

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