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Boxwood Fact Sheet

 
 
5-8 Year
Growth
 
Common Name
Scientific Name
Size
Rate
Plant Habit
 
 
 
 
 
American Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
6'+ x 6'+
S
Dense, broad-rounded
Chicago Land
Buxus 'Chicago Land'
3' x 5'
M-F
Broad-mounded form, very cold hardy
Dee Runk
Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'
8' x 2'
M
Tall & slender, sun tolerant
Elegantissima
Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'
6' x 5'
S
Dense, broad-rounded
English
Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'
3' x 3'
S
Dense, compact, ideal for hedge
Fastigata
Buxus sempervirens 'Fastigata'
6' x 18"
F
Tightly columnar
Faulkneri
B.microphylla.var. koreana x B.sempervirens 'Faulkneri'
4' x 4'
M
Compact, rounded, hardiest
Franklin's Gem
B. microphylla var sinica 'Franklin's Gem'
2' x 3'
M
Dwarf, rounded form
Grace Phillips
Buxus microphylla 'Grace Hendrick Phillips'
18" x 2'
S
Dwarf, rounded form
Graham Blandy
Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'
10' x 2'
M
Narrow and upright
Green Beauty
Buxus microphylla var Japonica'Green Beauty'
4' x 4'
M
Compact w/dense branching
Green Gem
B.microphylla.var. koreana x B.sempervirens 'Green Gem'
2' x 2'
S
Forms a perfect round ball
Green Ice
Buxus x 'Green Ice'
3' x 3'
M
Dense, compact-rounded
Green Mound
B.microphylla.var. koreana x B.sempervirens 'Green Mound'
3' x 3'
M
Mounding form
Green Mountain
B.microphylla.var. koreana x B.sempervirens 'Green Mountain'
5' x 3'
M
Dense, upright cone
Green Tower
Buxus sempervirens 'Green Tower'
9' x 2'
M
Slender, columnar form
Green Velvet
B.microphylla.var. koreana x B.sempervirens 'Green velvet'
3' x 3'
S
Compact, rounded, globe-shaped
Insularis
B. microphylla var sinica var insularis 'Nana'
12"x18"
S
Low, spreading form
Jensen
Buxus sempervirensvar insularis 'Jensen'
3' x 3'
S
Dense, compact, ideal for edging
John Baldwin
Buxus microphylla 'John Baldwin'
4' x 4'
S
Upright, tight
Justin Brouwers
B. microphylla var sinica 'Justin Brouwers'
3' x 3'
M
Dwarf, mounding form, sun tolerant
Vardar Valley
Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'
2' x 3'
S
Low growing, flat-topped, spreading
Varigated American
Buxus sempervirens 'Aureo-variegata'
6' X 6'
S
Dense, broad-rounded
Winter Gem
Buxus microphylla var koreana 'Winter Gem'
2' x 2'
S
Compact form, good hedging plant
Wintergreen
Buxus microphylla 'Wintergreen'
4' x 3'
M
Dense, compact, oval shape
 
 
 
 
 
Virginia
large
creamy white
at least 4-5 hours
blooms for a long season
YELLOW LILIES
 
 
 
 
NAME (cultivar)
SIZE
COLOR
LIGHT
COMMENT
Charlene Strawn
medium
yellow
at least 4-5 hours
prolific bloomer; holds flowers above water
Chromatella
small-medium
canary yellow
at least 4-5 hours
profuse blossoms on mottled leaves; blooms late into the day
Sunrise
medium-large
bright yellow
at least 5 hours
early opening and late closing; large, profuse blossoms
Texas Dawn
medium-large
yellow
at least 6 hours
large flowers held above water; light pink blossom edges, leaves have scalloped edges