Buxus sempervirens Description
ear47mtete|2000DE60D170|DB_9F2AFA_fump|planttable|description|0xfaffe007000000007c01000001001a00
Box becomes an attractive frothy evergreen tree if left to grow - however it is commonly grown as a low hedge, with its tight pea 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.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Buxus sempervirens:
- 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
- Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Tolerates cold exposed locations
- Suitable for hedging or topiary
- Suitable for planting in full shade
Weaknesses of Buxus sempervirens
- 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
- Evergreen shrub suitable for planting in a shady location
View all the plants listed in Genus Buxus
View other types of shrubs with medium green foliage
Common Missspellings: Buxes, Buxos, Boxus, Buxis