Japanese Buxus

Buxus microphylla Japonica

Japanese Box Hedge, Buxus Japanese Box, Buxus japonica, Buxus microphylla var Japonica, Buxus micro Japonica, Japanese Buxus Hedge, Microphylla Japonica

Buxus microphylla Japonica, commonly known as Japanese box hedge, grows about twice as fast as English box (Buxus sempervirens). The foliage is also lighter in colour being lime green and glossy. It typically grows to 1.5 m tall and the same wide and can be trimmed as necessary. Buxus microphylla Japonica can be clipped into a small hedge or used to create elaborate patterns as found in parterre gardens. It is often used for topiary, added to mixed plantings, or maintained in a container.