Latifolia Maculata common box
Buxus sempervirens 'Latifolia Maculata'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Latifolia Maculata' common box (Buxus sempervirens 'Latifolia Maculata') is a shrub for hedges, borders, formal gardens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense evergreen mound that tolerates drought once settled. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Spring flowers appear in early to late spring.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, June hosta, Christmas fern, and Elizabeth magnolia.