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Plant: Newport Blue - Boxwood
Boxwood · Buxus sempervirens 'Newport Blue'
Size: Cone 24–30"
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A boxwood grown for its small blue green foliage, forming a compact plant with dense growth that holds a pyramidal form with a minimum amount of pruning. It reaches roughly 2 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide at a moderate rate, takes sun to part sun with medium water, and is rated for zones 6 to 8. The Online Plant Guide calls it excellent for growing in large containers but notes it is susceptible to insects and diseases.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 5 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-8
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A boxwood grown for its small blue green foliage, forming a compact plant with dense growth that holds a pyramidal form with a minimum amount of pruning. It reaches roughly 2 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide at a moderate rate, takes sun to part sun with medium water, and is rated for zones 6 to 8. The Online Plant Guide calls it excellent for growing in large containers but notes it is susceptible to insects and diseases.
- Foliage
- Small blue green evergreen leaves on a compact plant with dense foliage.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
