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Botanical profile
Boxwood 'Green Gem'
Buxus × Green Gem is a compact, dense shrub highly valued in ornamental horticulture, ideal for structuring borders, topiary, formal beds, or rock gardens while providing year-round glossy green evergreen foliage. Its slow and steady growth allows it to maintain a harmonious shape without excessive pruning, making it a preferred choice for urban gardens, patios, or elaborate landscape compositions. Very hardy and tolerant, this boxwood shrub adapts to a variety of well-drained soils and tolerates both sun and partial shade, offering lasting structural and textural interest in both the background and foreground, while requiring moderate maintenance.
Latin name
Buxus x Green Gem
Common name
Boxwood 'Green Gem'
Type
Shrub
Family
Buxaceae
Care guide
Growing conditions
Light, soil, water and hardiness
Hardiness zone
Zone 4 to 9
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Watering
Humidity
Average
Fertilization
Soil type
Well-drained, tolerant
Minimum temperature
'-30°C
Plant appearance
Blooming, foliage and shape
Blooming period
Spring
Flower color
Very subtle green
Fruiting
Foliage color
Shape
Garden structure
Size and growth
Height
1 m (3 ft)
Width
3 ft (1 m)
Growth rate
Slow
Less attractive or generally tolerated by deer
Deer
The availability of our trees changes with new arrivals and the seasons. Some varieties may only be available for a limited time depending on their natural cycle, nursery production or supplier availability. These product pages are here to guide and inspire your choices for the garden, landscaping projects or the creation of a durable privacy screen.
