| Description | Ficus pumila
Strong, evergreen climber that suits a beautiful Formal, Hampton or Modern garden.
• Rounded, green foliage with yellow-pink new growth
• Covers walls and fences without the need of any trellis or wiring
• Tolerates hot, dry conditions, full sun and shade
8"/20cm pot size. | Buxus sempervirens suffruticosa
A glossy green, rounded leaf box hedging plant
• Used for low to medium hedging and topiary
• Planted in the garden, along borders, pathways and in pots
• Tolerates shady positions | |
| Content | | If your looking for a small hedging plant then this is the one for you. Dutch Box is a dwarf box that grows with dense, glossy green foliage and works well in shaded areas.
Dutch Box also likes part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions. It should be clipped to maintain a formal shape.
Slight yellow discolouration of the leaves on Dutch box may occur during cooler months, but don't worry, this is normal! This is remedied by applying with Dolomite Lime, and a slow release fertilizer a month later. Or you can just leave your Dutch Box alone and it will come back lovely and green and spring.
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| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Ficus pumila
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| height x width |
Climber up to 6m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 60cm
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| features |
Attractive small green foliage, self clinging and does not need any support,
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| conditions |
Very tough, prefers full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Covering ugly brick walls, exposed walls, fences, hanging baskets, indoors in a pot
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| botanical-name |
Buxus sempervirens "Suffruticosa"
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| height-x-width |
Up to 1m, but usually kept quite low as slow growing
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| planting-distance |
For border: 5 or 6 per metre
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| features |
An evergreen dwarf shrub with glossy green oval foliage and a dense growth habit
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| conditions |
Sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions, clip to maintain formal shape
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| landscape-use |
Edges and borders, topiary, pots and general garen planting, widely used in formal gardens
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