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Common Names
English Box
European Box
Common Box
Common Boxwood
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Botanic Name
Genus: Buxus
Species: sempervirens
Variety:
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Type: Shrub
Family: BUXACEAE
Origins:
Light: Half Sun / Half Shade
Wind: Wind Tolerant
Growth: Medium
Frost: Hardy
Evergreen: Yes
Native: No
Height: 6m
Width: 2m
Position
Hedges / Screens
Patio
Pots & Planters
Screen
Shrubbery
RETAIL Availability
Easy to find
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Flowering Time
(Southern Hemisphere)
Climate Zone
Zone: 7
Zone: 8
Zone: 9
Zone: 10
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Overview
A dense, evergreen shrub that can grow to 6 metres plus but most commonly seen in gardens up to 2 metres and trimmed to topiary shapes or as a low hedge.
It is grown for its small, tight, glossy foliage and bushy habit making excellent edging, hedging or for featured topiary.
Very popular and extremely easy to grow and maintain they will adapt to most conditions wether sunny or shady, wet or dry.
Soil: Almost any soil type but prefers humus rich loam.
Maintenance: A good feed once a year with a balanced, slow release fertiliser will be beneficial.
Pruning is only neccessary if you want it to be neat, in which case you can do it often - otherwise it will grow well to make a good low screen.
Diseases: This is a tough plant and doesn't often get sick.
Other Species: 30 species in all including B. microphylla - the Japanese box.
Comments: This is the plant used in mazes and its also good for woodcut printing thnaks to its excellent carving properties.
Author: Bob Saunders.
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