Boxwood Outlines
This stunning garden bed uses only boxwood as an outline, yellow rose tree standards, and masses of purple flowers for a bold statement.
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Boxwood, Littleleaf
Boxwoods are thought to be among the first shrubs domesticated by man for ornamental use.
Boxwood
Prepared by Marjan Kluepfel, HGIC Information Specialist, and Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University. (New 12/98. Image added 03/07.)
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Common Boxwood, American Boxwood
Often shaped into topiary and hedging, it takes hard trimming and grows slowly. Dwarf forms have long been popular to edge walks and flowerbeds.
Sadly, boxwood just says non! to living in much of Canada. This Zone 6 plant prefers cool, moist conditions where its shallow, fibrous roots are undisturbed.
Edging Boxwood Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa' Leaves Main Page Previous Info ...
Japanese Boxwood is a dense rounded shrub growing only 6 feet tall, but grows faster than the species. The small, lance shaped leaves are dark green and turn bronze in winter. Great for shaped hedges in the landscape. Buxus microphylla var.
St Helena boxwood in flower (Image: RBG Kew)
Species Information
Scientific Name: Mellissia begoniifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f.
Common name(s): St Helena boxwood ...
Variegated Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens 'Marginata'
Upright oval form slow growing to 3' high by 2' wide. Only dwarf shrub that holds its showy cream variegation in shaded conditions. Excellent accent and a rare find.
The cultivar, 'Boxwood Beauty' is a compact, dense evergreen shrub with green foliage and no thorns on stems. Deep green leaves like a large leafed boxwood. C. macrocarpa, syn. C.
- Buxus microphylla 'Compacta': dwarf boxwood, Kingsville box. Quarterly spray with Black Leaf 40 mixed with soap.
africana (African Boxwood) - M. alyxifolia (Forest Colicwood) - M. coriacea (Leathery Colicwood) - M. degeneri (Summit Colicwood) - M. denticulata (Bog Colicwood) - M. divaricata (Weeping Mapou) - M. emarginata (Mountain Colicwood) - M.
Comparison of Common Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) at top with Littleleaf Boxwood (Buxus microphylla) at bottom.
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Cape Myrtle, African Boxwood
Scientific Name: Myrsine africana L.
Synonym:
Family: Myrsinaceae ...
Boxwood - Ocimum basilicum 'Boxwood' Tight mounds of small leaves that resemble boxwood plants make a highly ornamental edging for the patio or for a container by the kitchen door. Bred in France for a highly flavorful pesto ingredient.
Boxwood Bonsai Tree
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boxwood Buxaceae Buxus sempervirens L. symbol: BUSE2
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TREE BOXWOOD
Buxus sempervirens 'arborescens'
General Notes
Responds well to shearing. SelecTree lists 1 cultivar of sempervirens: 'arborescens' ...
Boxwood, like many other shrubs that make good hedges, needs to be pruned to keep its good look.
Lilacs: History and Culture
The ubiquitous lilac deserves its spot in the garden. It is an easy to care for, sweet-scented harbinger of spring.
The boxwoods are profusely branched evergreen shrubs widely used in landscaping, especially for hedges and foundation plantings. The slower growth is repaid with a quality hedge that with proper care and conditions could last for generations.
Common boxwood, a somwhat larger, more open shrub with slightly larger leaves, has even more cultivars, and there are several cultivars selected from hybridization between common and littleleaf boxwood. We said it was confusing! ...
Ceylon Boxwood
Capparis baducca
Capparis rheedei, Capparis malabaria, Capparis heyneana, ...
Buxus (Box, Boxwood)
Caladium (Angel wings, Elephant's ears, Heart of Jesus, Mother-in-law plant)
Calanthe ...
aka Japanese boxwood
responds well to being shaped for formal borders, Mickey Mouse ears, etc.
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Winter Gem Boxwood
Buxus microphylla 'Winter Gem'
A very cold-hardy and densely branched, broadleaved evergreen that shears well and retains its green foliage through winter, making it an attractive landscape choice.
Gyminda - False Boxwoods
Gyminda latifolia - West Indian False Boxwood
Maytenus - Maytens
Maytenus phyllanthoides - Florida Mayten; Guttapercha Mayten; Leatherleaf ...
Description:
Boxwoods, being broadleaf evergreens, can hide small structures that are not desirable to see, or prevent injury to pets and humans, as demonstrated in this image where Winter Gem Boxwood is placed in front of a deep window well.
Common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Common bugleweed, carpet bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Common cattail (Typha latifolia)
Common gooseberry, European gooseberry, American gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum, Ribes uva-crispa) ...
River Birch Betula nigra 'Heritage' Heritage Birch Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Betula pendula European Birch Buddleia davidii Butterfly-bush Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' Butterfly-bush Buxus microphylla 'Kingsville Dwarf' Littleleaf Boxwood ...
Japanese Kingsville Boxwood Slow Growing Bonsai Perfect
Japanese Snowbell - Styrax japonica
Japanese Stewartia a Pretty, Ornamental Tree Well Known for its Flowers
Japanese White Pine Dense and Conical Needs Full Sun and Good Drainage ...
Myrsine africana (African Boxwood) - This is a tough slow growing evergreen shrub that forms a dense upright shrub to 4 to 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide with upright stems bearing tightly overlapping small dark green rounded leaves, ...
JAPANESE BOXWOOD. Japan, Korea
Buxaceae
Shrub, compact growth, usually sheared to form a low hedge. Leaves are simple, opposite, bright green in summer, to 1+-inch long.
Every homeowner thinks they have boxwoods, so these have gained the nickname redneck boxwood. In the Mid-Atlantic, wealthy people actually have Buxus sempervirens (boxwood).
It makes a good substitute for boxwoods. Clusters of urn-shaped white flowers resembling heather appear from spring to early summer. Coast leucothoe is native to the eastern U.S.
mountain lover, mountain-box, myrtle boxwood, oregon boxwood Pachistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.
Common chokecherry Prunus virginiana L.
western serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
The small shrub makes good hedge material and can be a replacement for the slower growing boxwood. In my opinion, the aromatic foliage has a much better fragrance than boxwood's scent, which when wet exudes a used-sweat-socks-like aroma.
One major exception to this rule is Pachysandra procumbens, an East Coast member of the Buxaceae (boxwood) family commonly referred to as Allegheny spurge.
Looking like a miniature Boxwood, it hugs the ground or grows to over a foot tall with slender branches up to several feet long. It often grows under trees and taller bushes; here it is pictured growing from a crack in a rock face.
boxwood psyllid, boxwood leaf minor, boxwood mite, nematodes and phytophthora root rot can be problems
foliar injury during harsh winters ...
It can be used where one might otherwise plant boxwood or Japanese holly. It is especially valuable for planting beneath pines. How many other berry bushes can you choose from that can grow in dry shade?
elongata, conifers of S Africa used in construction; Schaefferia frutescens of S Florida and the West Indies, sometimes also called boxwood and used in engraving as a substitute for true boxwood; and West Indian satinwood.
Herbs and tidy hedges such as boxwood are most commonly found in geometric knot gardens. Try adding extra interest with grasses. Here, a golden sedge is a stunning contrast to dark green boxwood.
Hedges: Selecting plants
Renovating existing hedges
Planting Yew
The American Boxwood Society
The European Boxwood and Topiary Society ...
Pines, junipers, elms, zelkova, Japanese maple and boxwood are common starting points for beginners.
This plant originated in Africa, in the the Congo, and this has given it its common name. The botanical name for the variety, buxifolia, means boxwood leaf, and its leaves are very similar to those of the common Box.
The leaves are not sharp as on so the garden chair backed up against the shrub doesn't put anyone seated there at risk of scratches. The leaves are more like those on box shrubs, but the shrub is hardier than boxwood, ...
Grows badly with boxwood[18]. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus[80]. Produces its fruit abundantly in Britain[11]. This plant is the floral emblem of Alberta[101]. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[200].
In mild winter regions, good evergreens are boxwood and acuba. Norway maples are safe in eastern landscapes, but deer devour them out West. Consult regional plant lists compiled by local extension services.
Mathematical instruments are made of it, also the blocks for calico printing, and it has been employed in wood engraving as a substitute for boxwood, to which, however, it is inferior.
 See also: Aster, Pink, Hibiscus, Green, Forsythia
  
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