General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 6 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Fruit: Dehiscent
Suitable Locations: Topiary
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Variegated Boxwood
  • Boxwood
  • American Boxwood
  • Box

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-03-22
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-09-03
3:08 pm. A Dwarf Boxwood: seven years old and only 6 to 7 inches
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Location: Fairfax, VA | October 2022
Date: 2022-10-24
Location: Beautiful Tennessee, Barn Nursery
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Thorp Perrow, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2012-03-14

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