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Buxus sempervirens | Common Box
Buxus sempervirens | Common Box

Buxus sempervirens | Common Box

SKU: RH30003477
9cm pot | 10 - 15cm tall
£7.99
Available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots | 10 - 15cm tall
£32.99 £5.50 each
Available to order from spring
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Overview

A fabulous formal hedge. To find out more about how to plant a hedge, click here. Common box makes a fabulous formal hedge for a partially shady site, forming a dense, evergreen screen of small, rounded, lustrous, dark green leaves. One of our recommended plants, it's an excellent backdrop for traditional herbaceous borders. Box is happy growing in a sunny spot but the combination of dry soil and full sun may encourage poor growth and leaf scorching. If you have sandy soil, it is best to keep it in a partially shady spot in the garden.

Specifications

  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, well-drained soil, including chalky
  • Rate of growth: slow-growing
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

For maximum results plant 30cm (12in) apart in well-prepared, fertile soil and water regularly until well established. Ensure that the soil or compost is never allowed to dry out. Trim plants grown as hedges or topiary in mid- or late summer. If you want to maintain a really precise outline, then you can clip it twice a year - once in June, and then again in August/September. Apply a top-dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone (organic) or Osmocote (inorganic) around the base of the plant in spring, making sure that none touches the leaves or stems.

Warning

Pets: Harmful if eaten

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