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Every Buxus variety, A to Z
The complete Buxus list, the genus most gardeners know as boxwood — all 28 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Buxus hub instead.
B4
- BetterBoxwood RenaissanceBuxus 'Betterboxwood Renaissance'
- BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Gregem'
- Boxwood NeatballBuxus x hybrida 'Neatball'
- Boxwood SprinterBuxus x hybrida 'Sprinter'
C2
- Chicagoland Green BoxwoodBuxus 'Glencoe'
- Common BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens
D1
- Dwarf English BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'
G7
- Golden Dream BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Golden Dream'
- Gordo BoxwoodBuxus 'Conrowe'
- Green Beauty BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Green Beauty'
- Green Gem BoxwoodBuxus 'Green Gem'
- Green Mound BoxwoodBuxus 'Green Mound'
- Green Mountain BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens 'Green Mountain'
- Green Velvet BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens 'Green Velvet'
J3
- Japanese BoxBuxus microphylla
- John Baldwin BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'John Baldwin'
- Justin Brouwers BoxwoodBuxus sinica 'Justin Brouwers'
K2
- Korean BoxwoodBuxus sinica 'Franklin'
- Korean BoxwoodBuxus sinica
L2
- Little Missy BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Little Missy'
- Littleleaf BoxwoodBuxus microphylla
N2
- NewGen Freedom BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Newgen Freedom'
- NewGen Independence BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Newgen Independence'
S1
- Skylight Better BoxwoodBuxus 'Skylight Better'
T1
- Tide Hill Korean BoxwoodBuxus sinica 'Tide Hill'
W3
- Wilson Wintergreen BoxwoodBuxus 'Wilson'
- Winter Gem BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Winter Gem'
- Wintergreen BoxwoodBuxus microphylla 'Wintergreen'
Buxus list questions
How many Buxus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 28 distinct Buxus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Buxus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Buxus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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