Dwarf Boxwood Varieties

Dwarf english boxwood buxus sempervirens suffruticosa sku 1398. Learn how to plant and care for boxwood hedges and which varieties to choose that resist disease and blight.

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Dwarf boxwood varieties

The variety suffruticosa has a slow growth rate of only 1 inch per year producing neatly compact tufts of green foliage to accent a planting bed fence line or sidewalk. Sprinter buxus microphylla sprinter this japanese boxwood is a fast grower and resists boxwood blight as well as winter burn that singed look that shrubs get in spring after a particularly hard winter. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 to 8 can get quite large reaching heights of up to 20 feet at maturity other species and varieties remain much smaller however making them suitable for locations in.

Dwarf or low growing boxwoods. English boxwood is often called the true dwarf boxwood and creates a hedge border 1 to 2 feet high. The small leaves are dark green on the top and light green on the underside.

This low growing shrub has the advantage of keeping deer away. Well suited for topiary and containers. The english box makes an easy to grow hedge or topiary if you keep a few growing tips in mind.

Whether one wants to create a low hedge or an edge for pathways and gardens this is the ideal boxwood variety to go for. This is compact dwarf boxwood which encompasses super thick evergreen foliage. The slow growing dwarf form is ideal for edging and borders along pathways or around flower beds.

Like green beauty boxwood dwarf hedge plant also needs partial to full sun and regular watering for its full growth. Buxus or boxwood is one of the most appealing shrubs on the market with a wide range of uses in. If you want a small compact low growing shrub to form a hedge that serves as an accent or border along your walkway fence line or planting beds dwarf boxwood varieties are the best pick.

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