Grace Hendrick Phillips Boxwood is a dwarf slow-growing evergreen shrub with a dense low-spreading habit. Its lush small leaves emerge bright green and deepen as they mature green that bronzes lightly in winter sun. Insignificant cream flowers bloom in spring. Grows best in partial shade and moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. A carefree plant that is drought tolerant once established. Grace Hendrick Phillips can tolerate deep shade.
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0.5’ - 1' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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N/A |
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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. Shows good resistance to leaf miner, psyllids and mites.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Coneflower, Maiden Grass
IMAGES: Photoset by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Buxus microphylla ‘Grace Hendrick Phillips’ and Buxus ‘Morris Midget', (2) Two different dwarf Buxus, (3) Buxus microphylla 'Grace Hendrick Phillips'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
