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Franklin’s Gem Dwarf Boxwood
Buxus microphylla ‘Franklin’s Gem’
Plant Details
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b  Find Your ZoneÂ
Plant Type:Â Evergreen ShrubÂ
Height at Maturity:Â 18-24″ depending on pruning
Width at Maturity:Â 24-36″ depending on pruning
Growth Habit / Form:Â Bushy, Dense, Mounding
Growth Rate:Â Slow
Flower Color:Â White, inconspicuous
Flower Size:Â Â Tiny
Flowering Period:Â Spring
Flower Type:Â NA
Fragrant Flowers:Â Â Yes!
Foliage Color:Â Green to Dark Olive Green in Winter
Fragrant Foliage:Â No
Berries:Â Â No
Berry Color:Â NA
Sun Needs:Â Sun or Shade. Best with some shade or filtered sun in the afternoon.
Water Needs:Â Â Average, Low when established
Soil Type:Â Â Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage:Â Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry
Soil pH:Â 5.5 – 7.0
Maintenance / Care:Â Low
Attracts:Â Â
Resistances:Â Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect
Description
Franklin’s Gem is a dwarf boxwood grown for its appealing habit, beautiful foliage and smaller size of only 18 to 24 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide depending on pruning. It mounds very much like some of the dwarf Japanese hollies. Its growth rate is slow enough that it does not outgrow the landscape but fast enough to be used as a primary plant in many landscapes. Inconspicuous flowers in spring are fragrant. An extremely versatile shrub that’s considered the hardiest of boxwoods. Takes pruning exceptionally well and deer turn their nose up to it!
Landscape & Garden Uses
With a mature height of only 18 to 24 inches depending on pruning, Franklin’s Gem Boxwood is the perfect selection for a low formal or natural hedge, under low windows in home foundation plantings, or just about anywhere in the landscape that you might need a low growing, compact evergreen shrub.
Suggested Spacing:Â 12-18 inches for hedges;Â 36 inches or more for space between plants
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Note:Â Â For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Boxwood variety is not winter hardy outdoors, you can enjoy growing it in containers that can be moved indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Franklin’s Gem Dwarf Boxwood is easy to grow when planted right, and in the right spot. It adapts to most soil types and likes full sun or part shade. It prefers a well-drained soil and will only need some water during drought or prolonged periods with no rain. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Boxwood shrubs.
How To Plant A Boxwood Shrub
How To Fertilize And Water A Boxwood Shrub
How To Prune A Boxwood Shrub
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Delivered in A+ condition. Would buy again.—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Shipped quick and packaged well! The plants were still moist when delivered. All were healthy and a good size. Very happy with this purchase and will buy again.——————————————————–Thanks so much for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Re-landscaping after 30 years. It’s planting time and could not find projected plants locally. My first time ordering Potted plants off Internet. All 6 Franklin Gems Boxwoods arrived just beautifully packed in big box in less than 1 week time. Easy to receive and unpack. Page forward 2 weeks, plants are thriving in their new dirt. Love their celery greenish hue and the nature compact shape. Excited to see their growth. Online pricing was very competitive compared to local nursery. Great experience so far.———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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