Chicagoland™ Green Boxwood
Family: Buxaceæ (Boxwood
Family)
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Height: 3 feet
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Spread: 3 feet
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Bloom Time:
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Bloom: insignificant flowers and fruit
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Light: sun to part
shade
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Soil: average
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Moisture: average to
moist; shouldn't be allowed to dry out
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Use: attracts bees;
sheared or informal it can be used for hedges/screening where an evergreen
shrub is desired, topiary, foundation plant or a background for perennials;
tends to fill out right to the ground so doesn't require facer plants in front
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Care: protect from
drying winter winds to reduce tip dieback; for a tidy, neat appearance, shear
as needed to shape
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Concerns: deer resistant
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Native to: hybrid cultivar; genus native to Europe, Asia, Africa and Central America
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Notes: forest green
foliage that remain green through winter
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F149
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