Gordo Boxwood

Buxus x ‘Conrowe‘ PP19924

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-4′ depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 3-4′ depending on pruning

Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3′ for solid hedges; 6′ or more for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense Rounded Mound

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flower Size: Small

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Small

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Foliage Color: Dark Green with Light Green new leaves

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist to Damp But Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts:

Resistances: Cold (Zone 5a), Deer, Drought (when established), Heat, Insect

Description

Similar in habit to other Korean Boxwoods, ‘Gordo’ stands out from the rest and wins the medal for having the largest leaves. A classic rounded boxwood, Gordo is a compact selection to 3 to 4 feet tall and wide so is perfect for home foundation plantings. If left unpruned its dark green scalloped leaves have a fluffy appearance however responds very well to shearing for tight, formal hedges or shapes such as pyramid, globe, square or oval. In spring, small yellow flowers add a nice and delicate fragrance in the garden. A fine selection for garden beds or containers.

Landscape & Garden Uses

With no pruning, the Gordo Boxwood grows to about 4 feet tall and equally as wide however can be kept at 3 feet or so with occasional pruning for formal hedges and topiary shapes. It is a nice accent in smaller garden spaces or can be effective in groupings, as a hedge, or to accentuate entryways in larger landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to formal gardens and topiary gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 48 inches for solid hedges; 6 feet or more for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

The Gordo Boxwood is easy to grow in most any moist but well drained soil of average fertility and full to mostly sun. Has good drought tolerance when established but will appreciate an occasional watering during extended periods of dry weather. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. In our gardens, we’ve found it to have better drought, heat and pest tolerance than many other boxwood.

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