Dwarf Common Box
Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'
Common Name: Dwarf Common Box
Genus: Buxus
Species: sempervirens
Cultivar: 'Suffruticosa'
Category: Shrubs and Sub-shrubs
Height: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Spread: 1.50 m (150 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Slow growing
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Sun/Shade: Any sun level or shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Makes a good hedge
This slow growing shrub is often used to create a low growing hedge or parterre (pictured). Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ has small, rounded, dark green leaves. This plant can easily be maintained by regular clipping/pruning at only 15-20cm high. Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’ is also often used as a low growing, formal edging plant and can also be used for small examples of topiary.
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Common Box - Ball
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Common Box - Pyramid
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Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'
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