How to grow Buxus sempervirens growing and care:
Acid soil, moist, more than cool winter
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn (in warmer climates)
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, spider mites, moth, larva
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Just for desgin
Size of the plant?
1-7 m, 3-21 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower:
Fragrant small flowers in white-yellowish that grow in clusters.
Scientific name:
Buxus sempervirens
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub, Tree
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Hedging plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: White leaves, Yellow leaf
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: