Buxus 'Green Velvet' | Boxwood | Shrub
Buxus 'Green Velvet' belongs to the plant family BUXACE and Genus Buxus This Shrub prefers Well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to light shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Buxus 'Green Velvet' does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Buxus 'Green Velvet' so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Buxus 'Green Velvet' boxwood is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Buxus 'Green Velvet' | Boxwood is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
One of the common garden uses for this plant is in hedges and screens. Buxus 'Green Velvet' can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -20 Fahrenheit. Boxwood needs summer days with high heat. This plant does best in full sun to light shade. It likes well drained soils.
Buxus 'Green Velvet' will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Buxus 'Green Velvet' is a woody perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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Hedges and screens is a best suggested use for this plant
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.