Boxwood

Tricostularia sp. Boxwood Hill

Boxwood is a popular bush that can be shaped into fun forms! It has small, shiny leaves that are green all year round.

Habitat: Gardens and parks

Appearance

The Boxwood is a dense, evergreen shrub with small, oval, glossy dark green leaves. Its compact growth habit often forms a rounded or columnar shape, making it distinct from many other garden plants. It produces tiny, inconspicuous yellowish-green flowers.

KingdomPlantaePhylumStreptophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderPoalesFamilyCyperaceaeGenusTricostularia

Boxwood

Interesting facts

Boxwood has been a favorite plant for creating intricate garden maze puzzles for centuries!

Its wood is so fine-grained and dense, it was once used to make musical instruments and woodcut prints!

Some Boxwood plants can live for hundreds of years, making them ancient garden residents!

The tiny, subtle flowers of a Boxwood release a sweet, honey-like scent in the spring!

Special abilities

Boxwood has dense growth and tiny leaves that help it withstand repeated pruning, allowing it to be shaped into various forms.

Its evergreen leaves are thick and waxy, helping it retain moisture and stay green through cold winter months.

Boxwood grows slowly, allowing it to form very dense, strong wood that resists pests and diseases.

Measurements & details

Height: 100-500 cm
Spread: 100-400 cm
Flower Size: 0.2-0.5 cm
Bloom Season: Spring
Is Edible: No
Toxicity: Moderate
Lifecycle: Perennial
Pollination Method: Insect

Ecological connections

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

attracted to its tiny, fragrant spring flowers.

eaten by

Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

larvae chew leaves, a damaging invasive pest.

shelters

Great Tit

Parus major

dense foliage offers nesting and hiding spots.

depends on

Humans

Homo sapiens

widely cultivated as ornamental garden plants.

Traits

Ornamental

These lovely plants are grown simply because they are so beautiful to look at, adding splashes of color and interesting shapes to any garden or landscape.

Shrub

These amazing plants are like nature's bushy sculptures, having woody stems that branch out from the ground to create a lovely, full shape.

Evergreen

These wonderful plants keep their leaves or needles all year round, providing beautiful green scenery even in the chilliest months. They stay green forever!

Longevous

Marvel at organisms that have an incredible capacity to live for a very, very long time, sometimes spanning centuries or even millennia. They are the elders of the natural world!