PlantSale Plant care guide

English Box

Buxus sempervirens · Buxaceae

The definitive formal hedge and topiary plant — dense, fine-leaved and endlessly clippable. Slow-growing but unmatched for crisp evergreen structure and parterres.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Moderate Water
Climate: Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Mediterranean
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 1.5 m H
Foliage: Evergreen
Growth rate: Slow-Growing
Maintenance: Moderate Maintenance

Good for

Hedging & Screening
Topiary
Feature / Specimen
Toxic to Pets