| Description | Buxus sempervirens
A popular box hedging plant.
• Low maintenance, only requiring 1-2 prunings a year
• Evergreen with no flowers
• Can be used for hedging, topiary balls, cones, squares a, spirals and standards
3"/7cm pot
      | Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
An evergreen beauty with elegance and class, the 'Little Gem' Magnolia is a very popular garden specimen. Hand-sized white and heavily fragrant flowers against a backdrop of robust, dark green foliage make this plant a favourite for hedging and feature planting.
Tolerating poor soils, heat and frost, they are an ideal plant for the Melbourne and rural Victorian garden.
See our Magnolia & Michelia - Evergreen Factsheet here for more about the different Magnolia & Michelia varieties!
For care instructions, features and more, check out Additional Information below | |
| Content | Buxus sempervirens
Common names: Blue box hedge or Blue leaved boxwood.
Blauer Heinz Box is a compact variety of Buxus sempervirens with an attractive blueish tinge to the young leaves that turn dark green when mature. | | |
| Additional information |
| Planting Distance |
5 per metre for low border, 3 or 4 per metre for taller hedge
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| Conditions |
Full sun to part shade, moist well drained soil
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| Landscape Use |
Hedges, borders, topiary, mazes, containers and general garden planting
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| Water Requirement |
Moderate
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| Tolerances |
Shade Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
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| Size |
2" Pot, 3" Pot, 4" Pot, 5" Pot, 6" Pot, 7" Pot, 8" Pot, 10" Pot, 12" Pot, 13" Pot, 16" Pot, 20" Pot, 24" Pot
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| Origin |
Southeastern USA
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| Plant Type |
Tree
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| Leaf Drop |
Evergreen
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun, Part Shade
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| Tolerances |
Drought Sensitive, Poor Soil Tolerant, Soggy Soil Sensitive, Frost Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
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| Soil Type |
Clay, Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| pH |
Acidic, Neutral
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| Water Requirement |
Moderate
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| Fertilise Me |
April, December, February, January, March, November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
Monthly, When needed
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| Planting Distance |
1 per 1.5 metres, 2m apart
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| Max Height |
6m
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| Max Width |
3m
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| Growth Speed |
Moderate
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| Prune Me |
after flowering, Only if required
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| Size Maintained at |
3m
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| Flowering |
Yes
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| Flower Colour |
White
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| Flowering Time |
December, February, January, March, November, October
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| Fragrance |
Strong
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| Foliage Colour |
Green
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| Fruit / Seed |
Yes – Non-edible
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| Fruiting Time |
April, March, May
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| Attracts |
Bees, Birds
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| Toxic To |
Non-toxic
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| Uses |
Fenceline, Fragrance, Bird attracting, Feature Tree, Hedging & Screening
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