Buxus 'Green Velvet' - 3 Gallon Pot
Buxus 'Green Velvet' - 3 Gallon Pot
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Buxus 'Green Velvet' - 3 Gallon Pot

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Buxus 'Green Velvet' is a low mounding evergreen boxwood ideal for creating neat rounded forms in foundation plantings or borders. Known for its lush green foliage that holds well through winter in addition to its combined hardiness and compact growth.

Height & Spread: 2 - 3 ft x 3 - 4 ft

Bloom Time: Spring (inconspicuous)

Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade

Soil Preference: Moist, well drained soil rich in organic matter

Watering Needs: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture and mulching

Deer Resistance: Deer resistant

Native Status

This cultivar is a hybrid of Asian and European boxwood species, bred for ornamental use in North American gardens.

WILDLIFE & INSECTS

Beneficial Insects

  • Provides evergreen cover and structural habitat for overwintering beetles, lacewings, and parasitic wasps.

Spacing & Landscape Use

Spacing Recommendations

  • Space 24 - 36 in apart for seamless hedges or massing.

Landscape Placement

  • Perfect for borders, path edges, mixed shrub groupings, and formal garden layouts. Maintains symmetry and form with little maintenance.

Companion Plants

  • Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender) - Pairs well in sunny locations with fragrant foliage and purple blooms.
  • Campanula carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower) - Adds small violet flowers beneath rounded boxwood forms.
  • Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' - Provides soft pink flowers and a loose mound to contrast the tight shape of boxwoods.
  • Thymus serpyllum (Creeping Thyme) - Works as a fragrant, low growing edge plant around boxwood clusters.
  • Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' - Offers deep foliage color and ground hugging form to complement Green Velvet’s shape.