Small Variegated Boxwood

5 4 feet.

Small variegated boxwood. Bluish green upright growth for hedge. Unfortunately many kinds of boxwoods are susceptible to an incurable fungal disease called boxwood blight. Variegated common boxwood grows 3 to 4 feet tall but. With a mature height and width around 5 feet the variegated boxwood is great for small and large yards alike.

8 x 2 feet. Buxus sempervirens variegata sku 1388 small dark green leaves are bordered by an irregular creamy white variegation perfect for adding interest and color to the year round landscape. The aureo variegated boxwood buxus s. Small leaved boxwood varieties of small leaved boxwood buxus microphylla generally have leaves that are about an inch long.

3 2 5 feet. Considered to be the most resistant to the boxwood leaf miner. Aureo variegated boxwood s prominent characteristic is its leaves. This slow growing shrub shears well.

They re equally at home as accents hedges topiaries or in containers. These shrubs thrive in usda zones 5 through 9 and produce compact dark green leaves that have a. Many small leaved cultivars are very small in stature and are good choices for low formal hedges. 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. They re also deer resistant so their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Leaves of the american boxwood are typically about 1 1 2 inches long. A small rounded evergreen shrub that forms tufts of growth resembling a cloud if left unpruned.

8 3. Well suited for topiary and containers. There are several types of boxwood with colored leaves available for the garden but variegated boxwood is top of any list for its brilliant gold coloring that really brings a lift to your planting. Boxwoods are a classic garden shrub first planted in america in the mid 1600s.

Zones 5 8 dee runk. Easily pruned into topiary shapes or a formal hedge. Even the novice gardener will look like a pro with this easy to grow boxwood. The variegated boxwood gives us the exciting possibility of color in our clipped plants and contrast with other shrubs or with flowering plants.

This compact shrub is deer rabbit and pollution tolerant as well as pest and disease resistant. Always clean your pruning shears with a 10 percent solution of rubbing alcohol or household bleach in water after use on. All green boxwood makes fine topiary but if you must. Aureo variegata has small lustrous dark green leaves with a rounded habit.