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common boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
Not Native
- Dimensions
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Height: 15.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 15.0 ft. to 20.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals, Urban Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Season of Bloom
- April, May
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Evergreen
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Loam, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Prefers part shade, prune after spring frost date.