Caucasian boxwood

Caucasian boxwood Care

Buxus sempervirens

Other names: Common Box, European Box, American Boxwood, Boxwood, Common Boxwood,

What is the plant

Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Buxus, native to Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. The plants are dense, evergreen shrubs planted in elegant and formal landscapes.

Buxus sempervirens is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 1 to 9 m (3 to 30 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 20 centimetres (8 in) in diameter (exceptionally to 10 m tall and 45 cm diameter). Arranged in opposite pairs along the stems, the leaves are green to yellow-green, oval, 1.5–3 cm long, and 0.5–1.3 cm broad. The hermaphrodite flowers are inconspicuous but highly scented, greenish-yellow, with no petals, and are insect pollinated; the fruit is a three-lobed capsule containing 3-6 seeds.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

10°C - 5°C

Hardiness zone

5a - 8b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water a newly planted boxwood shrub deeply and slowly to ensure a roots are thoroughly saturated. After that time, water regularly until a plant is well established. As a general rule, one or two deep waterings per week is plenty during a plant’s first year, decreasing to once a week during a shrub’s second growing season.
Pruning
Just remove dead leaves and stems.
Fertilizer
Simply apply the fertilizer around the base of the plant, extending to the drip line. For vegetables, place the fertilizer in a strip parallel to the planting row. Water-soluble fertilizers are faster acting but must be applied more frequently. This method gives plants food while you water.

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Sunlight
In most cases, plants receiving no outdoor light should be lit from 16 to 18 hours each day. If some additional light is received, 12 to 14 hours each day may be adequate. Lights should be used at the same time that plants receive window light.
Soil
Use a special potting mix that has been developed for your plant type.
Temperature
The shrub can be grown in the areas with the lowest winter temperatures between -10°F and 0°F or -23.3°C and -17.8°C.

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Container
Plants that don't like a lot of moisture will need a drainage hole for moisture to escape and for airflow to circulate through the pot. Another important function of drainage holes is to allow water to flush the soil of excess salts from fertilizers.
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