Evergreen shrub
Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens
A compact evergreen shrub for borders, formal accents and small garden modules.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 0.6-2 m
- Crown diameter
- 1.2 m
- Root zone
- 1.5 m
- Root type
- Dense shallow fibrous
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Recommended setback
- 0.4-0.8 m from paths for clipped borders
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Hardiness
- USDA 5-8, needs winter protection in colder sites
- Crown density
- Dense
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Clair
- Partial shade / sun
- Watering
- Moderate
- Soil type
- Drained fertile soil
- Drainage
- Drained, not waterlogged
- Soil pH
- Neutral to alkaline
Root system and placement
Dense shallow fibrous roots; good for clipped borders.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Compact rounded or clipped shape
- Foliage
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Season
- All year
- Bloom
- Small inconspicuous flowers
- Fruit
- Small capsules, usually not decorative
- Garden use
- Clipped border, formal accent, small modules
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Pruning
- Regular clipping for formal shape
- Risks
- Sensitive to winter sun, waterlogging and some pests; toxic if eaten.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
