| Description | 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 | Michelia figo 'Coco'
Michelia Coco (Michelia Figo) is a beautiful evergreen shrub with lush green, glossy, medium-sized foliage and masses of scented creamy-white blooms maturing to a mottled pink. Perfect screening/hedging plant or great in planter pots. Preferring a sheltered sunny position in the garden with a well-drained, moist, fertile soil in a sunny to a partly shaded position. Tip prune after flowering to maintain a dense, rounded plant. Will tolerate light frost.
Producing creamy-white flowers turning a mottled pink. Two flower flushes occur, starting in late winter to early summer, then again in autumn. Flowers are fragrant, ideal for hedging and suitable for large containers, Michelia are a member of the Magnolia family. | |
| 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 |
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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