✦AIPlant Details
- Common Name
- English Boxwood
- Mature Height
- 5–20 ft
- Mature Width
- 5–20 ft
- Growth Rate
- Slow
- Sun Requirements
- Flexible
Accent & Specialty
English Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens, commonly known as English Boxwood, is a timeless landscape staple featuring lustrous, dark green leaves that persist year-round. This versatile shrub is highly adaptable to shearing, making it the premier choice for formal hedges, intricate topiary, and elegant container displays. It thrives in well-drained soils and offers a sophisticated, structured aesthetic to both traditional and modern gardens.
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Plant Information
Description
- Buxus sempervirens
- commonly known as English Boxwood
- is a timeless landscape staple featuring lustrous
- dark green leaves that persist year-round. This versatile shrub is highly adaptable to shearing
- making it the premier choice for formal hedges
- intricate topiary
- and elegant container displays. It thrives in well-drained soils and offers a sophisticated
- structured aesthetic to both traditional and modern gardens.
A classic landscape investment that offers long-term beauty; perfect for clients looking for a structured, low-maintenance evergreen look.
Uses
- Formal hedging
- topiary
- container gardening
- specimen planting
- mass planting
- and foundation borders.
Key Features
- Evergreen
- excellent for shearing
- long-lived
- formal aesthetic
- and deer resistant.
Planting
- Plant in spring or autumn in fertile
- well-drained soil. For hedges
- space plants at half their mature width to achieve a dense
- manicured effect.
Recommended Spacing
- Privacy Hedge
- 2–5 ft apart
- Shrubs / Border
- 2–3 ft apart
- Groundcover
- 1–2 ft apart
- Trees
- 4–5 ft apart
- Accent / Specialty
- 3–5 ft apart
Care
Prune in late winter or early spring to maintain shape. Apply a general fertilizer in spring and mulch to retain soil moisture. Monitor for common pests like boxwood leafminer and blight.
- Water Needs
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Drought Tolerance
- Moderate
Plant Information Disclaimer
Plant characteristics, growth rates, mature sizes, spacing, care requirements, and other horticultural information provided on this page may be AI-assisted and are intended as general guidance only. Actual plant performance can vary based on climate, soil, water, sunlight, planting conditions, maintenance, and other environmental factors. Information may contain errors or may not apply to your specific conditions. We recommend confirming important planting, care, and selection decisions with a VN Nursery representative or qualified landscape professional before relying on this information.
✦ AI — AI-generated image used for illustrative purposes. Actual plants may vary.
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