[90] Green Velvet Boxwood Unpruned
The green velvet boxwood makes the ultimate low hedge.
[75] Green Velvet Boxwood Unpruned Liste. Green velvet boxwood is native to ontario canada and was bred specifically to grow in cold locations. Green velvet is a compact round formed boxwood cultivar maturing at 3 to 4 feet tall and wide and is hardy in sunset s climate zones 3b 4 to 24 26 28 to 34 and 39. They will grow in a wide range of soils.
If left alone it will assume a pleasing 3 foot rounded shape and maintain its color year round. Keep boxwood looking healthy. Green velvet and its two siblings green gem and green mountain are hybrids between the korean boxwood buxus sinica var.
Department of agriculture hardiness zones four through eight which means that it can tolerate temperatures as low as 30 fahrenheit 34 celsius. Most other types of boxwood will succumb to winter burn if there are extremely cold temperatures during the winter. One of the best things about green velvet boxwood is that this variety of boxwood resists winter burn quite well.
It grows best in u s. Insularis and the common boxwood b. Leave unpruned for a natural look.
They do prefer moist well drained soils and supplemental moisture as needed. Plant a single shrub or groups.