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Buxus sempervirens
'Prostrata'
Creeping English Boxwood, Creeping Boxwood, Creeping Common Box, Creeping European Box
| Family |
| Buxaceae |
| Genus |
| Buxus |
| Species |
| sempervirens |
| Cultivar |
| 'Prostrata' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 4 - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Used in hedging and screens, ground cover, patio edging, container plants or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in moist but well-drained soil of any acidity in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Mounding and compact. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Scale, box sucker and red spider mites. May become susceptible to leaf spot and box blight. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple, opposite oblong leaves with a gloss-waxy texture. |
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