Overview & Description

The Calgary Boxwood (Buxus x ‘Calgary’) is a compact, versatile evergreen shrub celebrated for its dense, rounded to globe-shaped form and lush, dark green foliage . Its small, leathery, glossy leaves maintain vibrant colour year-round, with excellent resistance to winter bronzing, providing consistent beauty and structure to any garden . In spring, it produces small, inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers that are fragrant .

Growth & Size

This variety exhibits a dense, multi-stemmed, and compact rounded growth habit . It forms a tidy, low-maintenance shrub, typically reaching a mature size of about 2 to 4 feet in both height and spread . It grows at a slow rate and is long-lived under ideal conditions .

Additional Notes

It blooms in spring with inconspicuous flowers. Exceptionally cold-hardy (Zone 3-4 with protection) and adaptable, it thrives in full sun to partial shade, prefers well-drained soil, and tolerates urban pollution . It is deer and rabbit resistant . An outstanding choice for low formal hedges, foundation plantings, topiary, borders, pathways, where timeless elegance, year-round colour, and low-maintenance sophistication are desired .