Winter Gem Boxwood Vs Japanese Boxwood

Hybrid boxwoods are divided into several boxwood varieties. 3 to 4 feet tall and wide.

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Winter gem boxwood vs japanese boxwood!!!

This plant is much more resistant to cold than both the japanese and european boxwood and it will stay green and healthy all the way down to minus 20 or 25 degrees fahrenheit. Also known as buxus green gem boxwood is a broad leafed evergreen plant that tends to bloom in the spring season. Both boxwoods produce tiny whitish flowers and small fruit. The wintergreen boxwood is commonly known as korean boxwood.

In warm weather the common boxwood needs to be watered regularly and benefits from a layer of mulch over the roots to help keep them moist. Winter gem boxwood shrub. The wintergem boxwood buxus microphyllia has dark green oval shaped leaves with compact growth habit 3 to 4 foot high with 2 to 3 feet width. This makes it easy for gardeners to grow reliable boxwood in zone 5 and even in milder parts of zone 4.

Being a broadleaf evergreen it retains its small leaves across winter often blushing with bronze tones atop the usual green color. The plant grows best in average medium moisture with well drained and slightly acidic soil and partial to full sun shade. The cold nipped tissues can take many months to become obvious so if the yellow leaves are appearing in the spring try not to panic unless they continue to spread. It s a good foundation planting or informal hedge.

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