Buxus 'Green Gem'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Buxus 'Green Gem'
Michael Dirr
Buxus 'Green Gem'
Buxus 'Green Gem' (click for large image)
Green Gem Boxwood Hybrid 		Common Names:
  • Green Gem Boxwood Hybrid
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 8

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 5'.
Dirr says: "a green mound, actually described by introducer as a perfect round ball, hardier than var. koreana 'Winter Beauty'. Slow-growing, requires little pruning. 2' by 2'. In our Georgia trials it has been extremely slow."

Flowers:

  Color(s): Green
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Broadleaf Evergreen
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "deep green foliage through winter."  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
Dirr says: "sets very little fruit"  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

  Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
Is Heat Tolerant
 

Other Buxus 'Green Gem' References & Articles:
Buxus 'Green Gem' is hardy in these areas:
Alsip, ILBaltimore, MDBayside, NY
Bronx, NYBrooklyn, NYBrownsville, TX
Canton, MIChicago, ILCicero, IL
College Point, NYConneaut, OHCorona, NY
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Hunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NC
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMiddle Village, NY
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewport News, VA
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
Riverdale, ILRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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