Faulkner boxwood
Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Faulkner' boxwood (Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner') is a shrub for hedges, foundation plantings, formal gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into a dense, evergreen shape, and bees visit it. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. You can prune it lightly to keep the shape neat.
Pairs well with Hicksii yew, American holly, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Bluebell.