2 Litre 30cm Pot Grown Buxus Sempervirens Box Hedging

Buxus sempervirens - Common Box

Buxus sempervirens is one of the most popular native hedging plants.  It is evergreen, slow growing, easy to maintain, suitable for almost all soil types, and great for exposed and coastal sites.  It is known as the ‘classic hedge’ for its topiary characteristics as well as it distinctive leafy appearance.  Buxus sempervirens has a dense growing habit making it very useful for partitioning off gardens, hedging, low and average heights (if left to grow), borders, mazes, etc. 

Common Name: Common Boxwood, Box

Genus: Buxus               

Species:  sempervirens

Type:  Pot Grown

Supplied:  2 Litre Pot

Size:  Around 30cm tall

Rate of Growth: Slow growing about 10-15cm per year

Feature: Classic Evergreen, topiary plant, low hedges, borders

Planting Location:  Full sun, full shade.  Ideal for exposed and coastal sites

Soil Type:  Tolerates most soil types, including clay and chalk soils, moist but well draining

pH:  neutral, alkaline, acid

Fertilise:   Rootgrow upon initial planting and thereafter

Planting Distance: 3  per metre single row for hedging 

Hardiness:  Hardy

Height: 0.5 metres

Spread: 1.5 metres