Tide Hill Boxwood is a dwarf evergreen shrub with a low spreading habit that can be used as a groundcover. Its small oval leaves emerge yellow chartreuse and brighten to a vivid green that holds in winter. Insignificant flowers. Grows best in partial shade and moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. A carefree plant that is drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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0.5' - 1'
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Spread:
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3’ - 5’
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Spacing:
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4’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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6 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Some susceptibility to blight and leaf spots. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils. Shows good resistance to leaf miner, psyllids and mites.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Coneflower, Maiden Grass
IMAGES: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, More different Buxus, (2) Salicyna, Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8163, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Buxus sinica var. insularis Tide Hill 2022-04-28 8167, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
