4 x 3ft Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens | 3L Pot
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- Highlights
- Variety Specifications
- Planting & Care
- Features tightly packed, small, bright green evergreen leaves.
- Blooms with delicate yellow flowers in spring, attracting wildlife.
- A UK native, wonderfully low-maintenance and happy in shade.
- Perfect for topiary, formal low hedging, or a taller windbreak.
- RHS 'Plants for Pollinators' approved, providing a valuable food source for bees.
- Species: Box
- Features: Evergreen
- Flowering Time: March, April, May
- Flower Colour: Tiny yellow flowers in spring
- Position: Full sun to full shade
- Habit: Bushy hedge
- Growth Rate: Slow growing, expect up to 10cm per year
- Eventual Spread: Spreads approx 4m unless pruned
- Hardiness: Fully hardy (H7 - frost resistant down to -20°C)
- Planting Time: Can be planted from January to November.
- Soil Type: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil but will tolerate most conditions. If your soil is heavy or sandy, mix in perlite or horticultural grit to improve drainage.
- Pruning: Prune once or twice a year between May and August. New plants can be cut back by up to a third in their first year to encourage bushy growth.
- Pest & Disease: May be susceptible to box tree caterpillar, box sucker, mussel scale, red spider mite, leaf spot, and box blight.
Product Specifications
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm inc. pot
- Supplied as: 3L Pots
Highlights
- Features tightly packed, small, bright green evergreen leaves.
- Blooms with delicate yellow flowers in spring, attracting wildlife.
- A UK native, wonderfully low-maintenance and happy in shade.
- Perfect for topiary, formal low hedging, or a taller windbreak.
- RHS 'Plants for Pollinators' approved, providing a valuable food source for bees.
Variety Specifications
- Species: Box
- Features: Evergreen
- Flowering Time: March, April, May
- Flower Colour: Tiny yellow flowers in spring
- Position: Full sun to full shade
- Habit: Bushy hedge
- Growth Rate: Slow growing, expect up to 10cm per year
- Eventual Spread: Spreads approx 4m unless pruned
- Hardiness: Fully hardy (H7 - frost resistant down to -20°C)
Planting & Care
- Planting Time: Can be planted from January to November.
- Soil Type: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil but will tolerate most conditions. If your soil is heavy or sandy, mix in perlite or horticultural grit to improve drainage.
- Pruning: Prune once or twice a year between May and August. New plants can be cut back by up to a third in their first year to encourage bushy growth.
- Pest & Disease: May be susceptible to box tree caterpillar, box sucker, mussel scale, red spider mite, leaf spot, and box blight.
Product Specifications
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm inc. pot
- Supplied as: 3L Pots
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