Green Mountain buxus
Buxus 'Green Mountain'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Greenish-cream
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Mountain' buxus (Buxus 'Green Mountain') is an evergreen shrub for hedges, borders, foundation plantings, and formal gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 36 to 60 inches tall and wide. Greenish-cream flowers open in spring and attract bees. Rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Hicksii yew, Autumn fern, Golden Tiara hosta, and Nelly Moser clematis.