Variegated Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens ‘Aureoariegata’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-8′ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 4-8′ depending on pruning
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Upright Rounded to Oval
Growth Rate: Slow
Flower Color: Soft Green
Flower Size: Tiny, inconspicuous
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Dark Green & White edges in spring that turn to yellow by summer
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 – 6.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Drought (when established), Insect
Description
A showy Boxwood, ‘Aureovariegata’ features dark green leaves with margins that start out white turning cream and then yellow throughout the growing season. The leaves really make this shrub stand out in the landscape especially in partially shaded areas, thought it will also thrive in full sun. It responds very well to an annual pruning right after the last frost so is an excellent choice for a clipped hedge or various shapes such as a pyramid, cone or globe. If left to grow naturally it might reach 8 feet tall and equally as wide at maturity. A wonderful color and texture contrast just about anywhere in the landscape that gets 3 hours or more of direct sun, maintaining its bright color even in partially shaded areas.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 4 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide depending on pruning, the Variegated Boxwood is ideal as an accent, in groupings, as a natural or clipped hedge or use two to accentuate an entryway. It responds very well to pruning to can be clipped annually for formal hedges and various topiary shapes. Also nice as a solo or centerpiece in containers. A fine addition to formal gardens, fragrance gardens, topiary gardens and yellow theme gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for hedges
Growing Preferences
The Variegated Boxwood is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average or better fertility and full sun to part shade. We think it shows off it’s foliage color best in partially shaded environments. Three or more hours of direct sunlight per day is suggested. Responds very well to pruning for clipped hedges and topiary. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic, so make sure the planting site is a well-drained one.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Boxwood shrubs.
How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub
How To Fertilize And Water A Boxwood Shrub
How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub
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