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These are 2022 liners - these are now larger and settled into 2-quart square pots

These are 2022 liners - these are now larger and settled into 2-quart square pots

Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'

English Boxwood

Plant Type:

BROADLEAF EVERGREEN SHRUBS

Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula' (ex: Lois Orswell's estate') - A curious variegated selection with irregular cream swirls, mottlings and spotting on all leaves - no two leaves alike. Variegation occurs sometimes at leaf margins with varying streaking within the margins. It is this unusual variegation scheme that piqued our interest. I stumbled on older shrubs in the gardens at Lois Orswell's estate in Pomfret, Connecticut. Lois, who died in 1998, headed the Audubon Society in Connecticut for decades. Cuttings were taken from her shrubs established many decades ago. Shrubs were upright and irregular probably due to some recent inventive pruning... A weird fact about 'Aurea Pendula' is the it is barely weeping – maybe if you blur your vision and wish really, really hard. Pendulous this beautiful form is not. Fertile ground with a Ph neutral to acid in open to part shade. A sheltered location would be beneficial at the northern end of its range. A good organic mulch would be appreciated. Established potted variegated English Boxwood from cutting.


Height:

6-8 ft

Spread:

6-8 ft

Zone:

5 to 9
What is my hardiness zone?

Characteristics and Attributes for Buxus sempervirens 'Aurea Pendula'

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Four Seasons

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade
  • Mostly Sunny

Attributes

  • Hedgerow
  • Screen
  • Accent
  • Evergreen
  • Labyrinth
  • Cutting Garden
  • Formal Garden
  • Shrub Border
  • Woodland
  • Hedge
  • Foundation

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile
  • Acid

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown

Genus Overview: Buxus

The Boxwoods are a very useful group of broadleaf evergreen shrubs having, depending upon ultimate size, many landscape applications. They prefer fertile soils on the acid side of the Ph spectrum. Boxwoods tend to be shallow-rooted and benefit from organic mulches. Most can be grown in full sun conditions but are happier in part shade. The smaller growing Korean Boxwoods, Buxus microphylla, seem to hold their foliage color better in part winter shade. The English Boxwoods, B. sempervirens, are the larger growing members of the clan and benefit from wind protection especially in winter. All of the following offerings are cutting grown. (Spring Only)