Cranberry Creek buxus
Buxus 'Cranberry Creek'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Greenish
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cranberry Creek' buxus (Buxus 'Cranberry Creek') is an evergreen shrub for hedges, borders, foundation plantings, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Small greenish blooms open in early to late spring and attract bees. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Its leaves stay green all winter.
Pairs well with Mock orange, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Balloon flower.