Elegantissima common box
Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pale greenish
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Elegantissima' common box (Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima') is a shrub for hedges, borders, formal gardens, and foundation planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly into a dense, evergreen mound that reaches 3 to 5 feet tall. Pale greenish flowers open from early to late spring.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, Bigleaf hydrangea, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Red spider lily.