Northern Charm Boxwood (Buxus 'Wilson')
BUKS-us 'Wilson'
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Evergreen Perennial Shrub in the Buxaceae Family
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Available May 9
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Price |
Availability |
#3 gallon |
Field
15-18" High
15-18" Wide
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$53.97 |
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Introducing Buxus 'Wilson,' a slow-growing gem with a naturally elegant rounded shape. Enjoy its semi-glossy emerald leaves in summer, which take on a striking bluish cast and deep black-green hue in winter! |
About Boxwoods
Commonly known as “Boxwoods,” these hardy, prunable, evergreen shrubs are a staple across much of the US. Boxwoods are happy in part shade to full sun (if watered enough) and can grow up to 9” a year, making them a smart option for privacy plantings or anyone who just really loves to prune things. Boxwoods will grow from 1 foot to 20 feet high, depending on the variety and growing conditions.
Boxwoods don’t have to be pruned, but their small, glossy leaves are so dense that you can prune these shrubs heavily without exposing bare branches. Because they’re evergreen, they offer year-round color and texture, privacy, windblock, and the faint but inescapable smell of cat pee (just kidding, that’s only the dwarf English variety ‘Suffraticosa.’)
Buxus ‘Glencoe’ is a reliably cold-resistant variety developed in the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois (shop local, baby!)
Buxus ‘Green Mountain’ is a cone-shaped variety of boxwood that offers bright green foliage and grows slower than most other varieties.
Buxus ‘Green Velvet’ is a short, dense, rounded, winter-hardy variety that retains a vibrant green throughout the cold season.
Buxus ‘Wilson’ is another local legend (developed in Hampshire, Illinois) that turns bluish-green during the warmer months and transitions to a very dark black-green in the cold season.
Buxus sinica var insularis ‘Winter Gem’ turns a bronzed color in the winter, but greens up quickly in early spring.
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Pros
- Evergreen
- Fast-growing
- Prunable
- Deer and rabbit resistant
- Part shade to full sun tolerant
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Cons
- Prone to Boxwood blight a fungal disease that stays in the soil.
- Can show “dieback,” which causes bald spots in the shrub
- Need to be watered often
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Plant Data |
Mature Size |
3 - 4 feet
tall. 3 - 4 feet
wide.
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Sun Exposure |
Full Sun - Partial Shade |
Moisture Tolerance |
Moist/Well Drained
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Zones |
4b - 9b
(Usually hardy to -25° F)
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Tags |
Attracts Birds, Container, Deer Resistant, Evergreen, Filler, Formal Garden, Foundation, Fragrant Flowers, Full Sun, Good for Asian Garden, Good for Borders, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Hedges, Good for Mass Planting, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Most Popular, Partial Shade, Perennial, Potentially Allergenic, Rabbit Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Shrub, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Well-Drained Soil, Winter Interest
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Flower Color |
White
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Foliage Color |
Green
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Hostas, Ferns, Heucheras, Astilbes, Lamium, Tiarella, Coral Bells, Sedges, Pulmonarias.
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Photos of This with...
Amazing Grace Katsuratree,
Frontier Elm
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