Common Boxwood Spiral Topiary - 5 Gallon Pot

Common Boxwood Spiral Topiary Buxus sempervirens Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-8b Find Your Zone Plant Type: Evergreen Topiary Shrub Height at Maturity: 5-8', depending on pruning Width at Maturity: Maintain at 1.5' to 2' Spacing: Use as a single specimen or one on each side of an entryway Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Pyramidal, Spiral Growth Rate: Slow Flower Color: Cream, inconspicuous Flower Size: Tiny Flowering Period: Spring Flower Type: Single Fragrant Flowers: Yes Foliage Color: Dark Green Fragrant Foliage: No Berries: No Berry Color: NA Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun Water Needs: Average, Low when established Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry Soil pH: 5.5 - 7.5 Maintenance / Care: Low Attracts: Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect Description A soft-textured Boxwood that will grow in sun or part shade, the Buxus sempervirens (Common Boxwood) naturally grows in a dense, pyramidal form with little if any pruning necessary, however this is the spiral topiary form. Foliage is a glossy, deep green with lighter color new growth in spring. Landscape & Gardens Uses Growing to about 5 to 8 feet in height and 1.5 feet to 2 feet wide at the base, the Common Boxwood spiral topiary is a perfect choice to accentuate entryways. It is also useful as a distinctive specimen or grouping in landscape borders and home foundation plantings, or to mark corners. Excellent for pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to topiary gardens, formal gardens, English gardens, and cottage gardens. Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Boxwood variety is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring. Growing Preferences The Common Boxwood spiral is very easy to grow and requires minimal pruning to maintain its spiral form. It will grow in a wide range of soils but prefers a moist, well-drained loam in full sun to part shade. In our gardens, we have one growing in almost full shade under a large oak tree and it's doing fine, though might not be quite as dense as those growing in part shade or sun. When grown in full sun the foliage takes on a bronze cast in winter. To avoid damage to new growth that can be stimulated by pruning, cease pruning two months prior to the average first-frost date in your area. Helpful Articles Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Boxwood shrubs. How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub How To Fertilize And Water A Boxwood Shrub How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub Plant Long & Prosper! Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff Questions? Contact Us