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What is Buxus microphylla Faulkner?

What is Buxus microphylla Faulkner?

Buxus microphylla Faulkner topiary ball is a selected form of the very popular box plant. This small evergreen shrub produces beautiful chestnut coloured stems with glossy, rounded, bright emerald green leaves. A suitable plant for topiary, small hedges, containers and general garden planting.

How do you take care of Buxus microphylla?

Boxwood japonica (Buxus microphylla)

  1. Plant Feed. Slow release feed in spring.
  2. Watering. Keep soil evenly moist.
  3. Soil. Fertile, well-drained soil.
  4. Basic Care Summary. Best in fertile, well-drained soil. Keep soil moist, watering freely in dry weather. Apply a summer mulch to retain moisture.

How do you grow Buxus microphylla?

Buxus microphylla micro can be planted in the ground or in containers and tolerates frost. Plant in full sun or part shade in moist, well-drained soil. Buxus responds well to regular, light pruning to keep it dense and in the desired shape.

Is Buxus Faulkner fast growing?

NEW! Buxus Faulkner, or Dwarf Japanese Box (Buxus microphylla ‘Faulkner’) is a smaller growing hedge with deep green foliage all year round, even in the coldest conditions. Most Buxus are relatively slow growing, and shade tolerant, making them ideal for formal hedging.

How far apart do you plant English box?

The suggested planting interval is 4 per meter (25cm spacing). There are also dwarf box available for compact dense borders, planting interval is 15cm spacing for dwarf form.

Is boxwood poisonous to humans?

All parts of a boxwood plant are poisonous. If the plants come in contact with human skin, it causes minor skin irritation that typically lasts for only a few minutes. If the leaves are eaten, they can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, convulsions and, in extreme cases, respiratory failure.

What soil is best for Buxus?

Buxus plants will thrive in any reasonable garden soil with adequate drainage. Box prefers lime based ground, and wild buxus sempervirens plants will colonize the limestone bands in hilly areas with different rock layers. However, when planted in acid soil, it also grows very well.

Which Buxus is the fastest growing?

Buxus sempervirens ‘Raket’ (‘Rocket’ in English) is one of the fastest growing box varieties. The leaves are about 20-30mm long and 17-25mm wide. The annual growth rate is up to about 400mm. This plant is used for relatively tall hedging and screens.

What helps Buxus grow?

Your hedge should be watered regularly so the soil is moist. Depending on the weather, if you soak the soil every 2 days the soil should remain wet and promote growth. Mulch may also be beneficial for promoting growth by providing much-needed nutrients and keeping water in the soil.

Is the Buxus Faulkner a hedging plant?

Buxus ‘Faulkner’ is also one of those rare garden plants that grows in damp shade so makes a very useful and versatile addition to our range of evergreen hedging plants. Like all hedging Box varieties this plant is an excellent hedging species for coastal gardens as well as all but the coldest of inland sites.

Where does Buxus microphylla grow in the wild?

Buxus microphylla var. japonica grows wild in the mountains of Japan, and is known as Japanese box. It has a highly variable growth habit, from procumbent to upright. The foliage is generally green-yellow, and is not so dark as buxus sempervirens.

Is the Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen a ground cover?

Buxus microphylla ‘Herrenhausen’ has a low spreading habit and very small green leaves. This makes it suitable for very low hedges and very fine topiary balls, as well as a ground cover shrub. Buxus microphylla ‘Herrenhausen’ is available as hedging plants to purchase on line.

Which is the best Buxus plant for South Africa?

The following selection includes all the most suitable subjects, such as the Buxus, or Boxwood, for a broad range of South African garden conditions. Buxus Sempervirens, or the common Boxwood, is used all over the cold, northern hemisphere as a hedging plant because it tolerates heavy snow and icy weather.