Buxus sempervirens

common box - spiral

size: 10 litre pot (80cm)

available to order from summer 2012

£99.99 £79.99

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• Position: partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Other features: contact with the sap may cause skin irritation
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  This elegantly clipped evergreen box spiral is guaranteed to bring vertical interest and drama to a formal garden. For maximum enjoyment chose a partially shady site in view of the house or close to an entrance, where this exceptionally stylish plant can be seen even during the cold, winter months.
  
  
• Garden care: Ensure that the soil or compost is never allowed to dry out. Carefully cut back plants grown as hedges or topiary in mid- or late summer. Carry out rejuvenative pruning in late spring. After pruning apply a top-dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone (organic) or Osmacote (inorganic) around the base of the plant, ensuring that none touches the leaves or stems
• Goes well with: Fatsia japonica, Taxus baccata 'Standishii', Ligustrum delavayanum 'Cone', Laurus nobilis, Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d Anjou', Astrantia major 'Alba'
  • Eventual Height: 3m
  • Eventual Spread: 3m
  Buxus sempervirens - common box - spiral An exceptionally stylish plant

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