Green Velvet Boxwood
Buxus 'Green Velvet' (COPF)
A full bodied boxwood well suited for dense, low hedges. Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter. Vigorous, rounded form if left unsheared. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | BUK-sus |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape use: | Hedge |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1389 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
A full bodied boxwood well suited for dense, low hedges. Foliage retains its rich green color throughout winter. Vigorous, rounded form if left unsheared. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | BUK-sus |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant |
| Landscape use: | Hedge |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Inconspicuous |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1389 |
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