(Liste) Dwarf Variegated Boxwood

The white yellow medium green and dark green foliage provide for excellent color contrast and or a splash of color just about anywhere in the landscape that gets 3 hours or more of direct sun.

Dwarf variegated boxwood. Considered to be the most resistant to the boxwood leaf miner. Water regularly weekly or more often in extreme heat or. For centuries the most popular cultivar grown has been the so called english boxwood buxus sempervirens suffruticosa a slow growing dwarf with small leaves. This cultivar is actually a poor. Dwarf or low growing boxwoods size. Plant taxonomy classifies dwarf boxwood shrubs english variety as buxus sempervirens. The small leaves are dark green on the top and light green on the underside.

2 to 4 feet tall and wide usda hardiness zones. Dwarf variegated boxwood is an eye catching dwarf shrub that adds bright color and accent to the garden. The variegated dwarf boxwood is easy to grow when planted right and in the right spot. A small rounded evergreen shrub that forms tufts of growth resembling a cloud if left unpruned. Easily pruned into topiary shapes or a formal hedge. The cultivar is suffruticosa. English boxwood is often referred to as dwarf boxwood due to its slow growth rate.

Works well for containers and foundation plantings. These shrubs thrive in usda zones 5 through 9 and produce compact dark green leaves that have a. The slow growing dwarf form is ideal for edging and borders along pathways or around flower beds. The variegated english boxwood variety forms a 5 to 8 foot tall shrub with an equal spread. It prefers a moist but well drained soil and will only need supplemental water during prolonged periods of dry weather. These bushes are also categorized as broad leaf evergreens. English boxwoods are evergreen shrubs.

Small dark green leaves are bordered by an irregular creamy white variegation perfect for adding interest and color to the year round landscape. While it is a slow growing plant english boxwood is a super stylish and refined evergreen shrub that can add beauty to any form of landscape. Partial to full sun.