‘Unraveled’ Weeping Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens ‘Unraveled’
The Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 3-4′
Width at Maturity: 4-6′
Spacing: 4′ for solid hedge; 8’+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Weeping Mound
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, inconspicuous
Flower Size: Tiny
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Deep Green, glossy
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Shade or Mostly Shade, 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: Damp to Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Insect
What We Like About This Plant
When most of us hear the word “boxwood” we think about a neat, rounded shrub or clipped formal box hedges, right? But that all changed for us when we were at a nursery convention and laid eyes on ‘Unraveled’, a unique Boxwood that has an intriguing arching form with weeping branches. Naturally growing in an arching mound 3 to 4 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide, the branches will cascade beautifully over a wall or down an embankment. When trained to grow more upright it has an even more dramatic weeping habit perfect for accentuating an entryway or in a pot. Exceptionally cold hardy to -20F, the shiny dark green foliage remains year round with little to no bronzing. Definitely a conversation piece in the garden!
In Your Landscape
Growing to 3 to 4 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide or more, the Unraveled Weeping Boxwood is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or mass plantings, or in staggered or straight rows as hedges in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Also a very nice solo or centerpiece in container gardens and a fine addition to formal gardens and Asian gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for solid hedge or groupings; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Basics
The Unraveled Weeping Boxwood is exceptionally easy to grow adapting to most soil types, preferring a moist but well drained soil of average fertility. As with so many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. It grows well in full sun or part shade. In our gardens, we’ve found it to have exceptional heat and humidity tolerance, disease and pest resistance, and good drought tolerance when established.
Planting & Care Advice
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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