Buxus x 'Skylight™'
Skylight™ Boxwood
Skylight™️ Boxwood is a Better Boxwood selection prized for its upright habit and rich green summer foliage. Faster growing than other varieties in the series, it's an excellent choice for borders, foundation plantings, containers, and narrow screening. Its naturally upright form creates a dense, low-maintenance screen that's perfect for tight spaces.
- Upright, narrow growth habit
- Great for tight spaces, containers, or specimen planting
- Improved disease and blight resistance
- Category: Shrub
- Patent: PP#32275
- Breeder: Better Boxwood
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 6-8 ft
- Spread: 3-4 ft
- Foliage Color: Green
Landscape Characteristics
| • | Branch Structure |
Specialty Use
| • | Woodland Garden |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Foliage
| • | Evergreen |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Growth Rate
| • | Moderate |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Disease Resistant |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Evergreen |
| • | Focal Point |
| • | Great Foliage |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
Additional Information about Buxus x 'Skylight™'
Better Boxwood® is the first collection of blight-resistant boxwood varieties in the US.