Shadow Sentry Boxwood is an evergreen shrub with a tightly upright pyramidal habit and medium to dark green leaves that show no bronzing in winter. Inconspicuous flowers. Prefers sunny to partial shade areas in well-drained soils. Shadow Sentry has disease and pest resistance, and becomes drought tolerant once established.
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6’ - 8’ |
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2’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Some susceptibility to blight and leaf spots. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils. The main pests are leaf miners, psyllids and mites. New growth is susceptible to winter damage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Lilac, Weigela
IMAGE: Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia., Nursery stocks of Buxus sempervirens, CC BY-SA 3.0 RS
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
