Buxus 'Green Mountain' is a cold hardy upright boxwood known for its natural pyramidal form and vibrant green foliage that holds color through winter. Selected for topiary and hedge work, it maintains its shape well and requires minimal trimming.
Height & Spread: 3 - 5 ft x 2 - 3 ft
Bloom Time: Spring (inconspicuous)
Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Preference: Moist, well drained soils with consistent organic content
Watering Needs: Moderate; benefits from mulch and regular watering in hot seasons
Deer Resistance: Deer resistant
Native Status
This is a hybrid cultivar bred from boxwood species native to Asia and is not native to North America.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Beneficial Insects
- Provides year round shelter for overwintering beneficial insects such as lady beetles and small solitary wasps.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations
- Space 24 - 36 in apart when planting as a formal hedge or topiary grouping.
Landscape Placement
- Suited for vertical elements in garden beds, flanking entryways, or as a focal point in knot gardens and formal parterres. Its upright form adds structure in all seasons.
Companion Plants
- Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain Grass) - Offers soft, arching texture to contrast the formality of boxwood.
- Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White' - Adds summer plume blooms and texture in part shade compositions.
- Alchemilla mollis 'Ladys Mantle' - Softens the base of boxwoods with frothy chartreuse flowers and scalloped leaves.
- Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' - Introduces vertical flower spikes and deep hues in sunny garden borders.
- Rosa 'The Fairy' - Provides low pink florals at the base of boxwood hedges.