John Baldwin Boxwood
Buxus microphylla ‘John Baldwin’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5b-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 2-4′ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity: 2-4′ depending on pruning
Spacing: 2′ apart for solid hedge; 6′ or more apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense Pyramid
Growth Rate: Slow
Flower Color: Cream, inconspicuous
Flower Size: Tiny
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Dark Green
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 soil to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained; tolerates occasionally dry soil when established
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts:
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect
Description
Naturally growing in a highly attractive dense pyramidal form with little if any pruning necessary, ‘John Baldwin’ sports tiny ovate leaves that emerge blue-tinted before maturing to bright blue-green. A slow grower that might reach 4 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide at the base within 10 years or so, this handsome shrub provides excellent form and texture in sunny or shady landscape borders, home foundation plantings and container gardens.
Landscape & Gardens Uses
Growing naturally in a pyramidal form to about 4 feet in height and 3 to 4 feet wide at the base, the John Baldwin Boxwood is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces and container gardens or in groupings or as a hedge in larger spaces. Perfect for accentuating or framing small entryways. A fine addition to formal gardens, English gardens, and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 2 to 2.5 feet apart for solid hedge; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The John Baldwin Boxwood is very easy to grow and requires little if any pruning to keep its natural pyramidal form. It will grow in a wide range of soils but prefers a moist, well-drained loam in full sun to part shade. To avoid damage to new growth that can be stimulated by pruning, cease pruning two months prior to the average first-frost date in your area.
Helpful Articles
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How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub
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How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub
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