Buxus Sempervirens (Common Box) - Cylinder
Evergreen shrub, sometimes a small tree which has dense branches which start from the base. Upright habit, rather narrow in the first years, then spreading out. Green, quadrangular branches when young, round and grey later. Opposite leaves, oval-lanceolate, leathery, slightly notched at the tips, deep, bright green, paler on the underside, 2-3 cm long, 1-1.20 cm wide. Flowers in March-April, not very beautiful but attractive to bees, greenish-yellow in axillary racemes. Fruit: greenish- blue capsules containing seeds. Grows well in any type of soil, even calcareous, as long as it is fertilised and well drained. Tolerates full sun if it is not combined with dry soil. Withstands any type of pruning and it is one of the shrubs most used for hedges, evergreen mazes and topiary sculptures. Together with Taxus Baccata it is one of the most popular plants in formal English gardens.
Latin Name: Buxus Sempervirens
English Name: Common Box, Boxwood
Species: Buxaceae
Genus: Buxus
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage: Bright Green.
Flower: Greenish-Yellow.
Flowering Period: March-April.
Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Well-drained. Chalk. Clay. Loam. Sand.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight or Partial Shade.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Sheltered or Exposed.
Hardiness Rating: High (H6)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -20°C to -15°C (-4°F to 5°F)
Suggested Uses: Small gardens. Cultivation in pots. Rock gardens. Groups. Borders. Clipped hedges.
Maintenance: Grows best in well-drained soil in partial shade; can be scorched by sun and strong winds.
Growth Habit: Bushy.
Growth Speed: Medium.
Final Height: 4 m – 6 m (13.1 ft - 19.7 ft)
Final Sideways Spread: 3 m – 5 m (9.8 ft - 16.4 ft)
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