| Description | Lonicera nitida
Fast growing, fine leaf box hedging and topiary plant with a defined edge.
• Get your box hedge or topiary twice as fast!
• Responds very well to pruning, becoming beautifully dense
• Tolerates very poor soils and hot conditions | Hyssopus officinalis
Hyssop is a perennial shrub in the mint family. It is a narrow, upright shrub that grows to about 70cm tall and only about 15cm wide. It loves sun, so a hot sunny position with well drained soil is best. When this plant is nourished enough it will produce small vibrant blue flowers.
- Prefers full sun, at least 6 hours a day.
- It is drought-tolerant; water moderately, allowing soil to dry between watering.
- It needs well-drained, sandy, or loamy soil with good airflow around the plant.
6"/14cm pot size. | |
| Content | BoxOz Lonicera has been specially developed by Chris, and is our exclusive hedging plant. It has a deeper green foliage, a denser finish and more clearly defined shape than the traditional English Box.
BoxOz Lonicera is the best plant with which to create your perfect hedge or border as it grows quickly and once your hedge has developed its easy to maintain with only a few trimmings a year. New shoots are soft and easy to cut and trimming is an effortless relaxing experience.
Some traditional hedging plants grow only an inch or two a year. BoxOz Lonicera will produce a calf high border in under twelve months, a knee high hedge in around 18 months, and a waist high hedge in 30 months. Almost any soil is suitable, as long as it is not too swampy. Fertilise your BoxOz Lonicera occasionally with a complete fertiliser, and water as required. | | |
| Additional information |
| height-x-width |
Up to 1.2 metres, or trimmed lower
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| planting-distance |
For border: 5 per metre For dense bushy hedge or border
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| features |
Small attractive deep green leaves, fast growing
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil, trim regularly to promote bushy growth and maintain formal shape
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| landscape-use |
Hedges, borders and topiary
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| botanical name |
Hyssopus Officinalis
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