What is the green velvet boxwood?

Buxus is a genus of about 70 evergreen shrubs in the family buxaceae . One of the more popular cultivars in this family is the green velvet boxwood. Aromatic green velvet wood is very versatile and can be used in formal and informal landscapes. It also grows well in container gardens. This cultivar buxus is cold, relatively resistant to the disease and easily cares for them. It grows best at the US Department of Agriculture Four to Eight, which means that temperatures can tolerate up to -30 ° Fahrenheit (-34 ° Celsius). This cultivar Boxwood prefers full exposure to the sun, but will grow in a place that is partially overshadowed. Plants can be grown in damp but not undulating, soil with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5, which is slightly acidic to slightly alkaline.

This cultivar from the box can be 24-48 inches (61-122 cm) high and spread about the same size. In April and May, this boxwood produces small clusters of yellowish cream flowers. BloomY are quite inconspicuous and short -term, but they have a nice smell when they last. This shrub is grown primarily for its small, glossy, dark green leaves.

Green Velvet Boxwood is usually associated with formal colonial gardens. Today it is used in commercial landscaping, individually or with multiple plants crossed into a hedge. Boxwood also makes an excellent background for flowers or other plants, such as the sidewalk boundaries, or can be grown in large containers. UNSCRULED PLANS will form small round hills, but green velvet boxwood is very easy to cut into any shape. Examples of this can be seen in entertainment parks where plants are sometimes cropped to look like animals, letters or other shapes. Gardeners who want more formal appearance cut this plant as topiary.

These plants are relatively easy to take care of them and do not require much attentionmake them look healthy. Boxwoods are promoted by simply using STEM cutouts. Since they have shallow root systems, the plants must be well mulch, especially in winter in a cold climate. Green velvet wood may need to be fertilized in spring and autumn.

This particular cultivar is more resistant to pests and diseases than many other boxes of boxing wood. Yet gardeners should watch any signs of root rot or canker disease. Room rot can be prevented by planting in well -drained soil and not overloading. Insects that can infest plants include Boxwood Leaf, Boxwood Webworm and Nematodes. If these pests are contaminated by the green velvet boxwood, they can be eradicated by insecticid soap designed for use in this plant.