Buxus 'Glencoe'
Chicagoland Green Buxus

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 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Inconspicuous yellowish green blooms
 Foliage Notes:
Medium green small leaflets; slight bronze color in winter
 Ultimate Height:
3-4 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4-5 feet
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 Soil Notes:
Average to moist, well-drained soils
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 389
  • Foundation 198
  • Groupings 205
  • Hedge 269
  • Screen 185
  • Deer Resistant 24
  • Insignificant Flowering 9
  • Winter Interest 109

    • Additional Information

    Low maintenance cultivar popularized in Illinois through partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden. Broad mounded shrub that is a fast grower in full sun.

    4 Buxus 'Glencoe' found

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12018_00806*ASC
    22018_00790*APOTR
    32018_00790*BPOTR
    42018_00824*APOTR

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