Winter Gem Boxwood 15 Inch Live Plant – Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’ – 3 Gallon Pot

Winter Gem Boxwood (Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’) is a compact evergreen ornamental shrub valued for its dense branching, rich dark green foliage, and excellent cold hardiness. This dwarf boxwood selection provides a naturally tidy appearance, making it well suited to formal gardens, foundation plantings, low hedges, and structured landscape borders.

Compared with common boxwood, Winter Gem is noted for its improved cold tolerance and darker green foliage. Its closely spaced branches create a full evergreen appearance, providing year-round structure and color. The compact growth habit also makes it useful for repeated border plantings, shaped garden accents, and outdoor container displays.

Supplied as one live plant in a 3 gallon nursery pot, with a 15-inch supplier-listed nursery size, Winter Gem Boxwood grows best in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. Its dense evergreen foliage and winter hardiness make it a practical choice for ornamental landscapes in regions with seasonal temperature changes.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

Plant Grade: G3

Shipping Size: 15 inches (supplier-listed nursery size)

Growth Habit: Dwarf, compact, densely branched

Foliage Color: Dark green

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Winter Gem Boxwood

• Scientific Name: Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

• Plant Grade: G3

• Shipping Size: 15 inches (supplier-listed nursery size)

• Plant Type: Evergreen ornamental shrub

• Foliage Color: Dark green

• Foliage Characteristics: Dense evergreen leaves

• Growth Habit: Dwarf, compact, tightly branched

• Cold Hardiness: Improved cold tolerance compared with common boxwood

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Soil Preference: Well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate during establishment

• Landscape Uses: Low hedges, formal gardens, foundation plantings, evergreen borders

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage

• Seasonal Interest: Year-round evergreen foliage

One live Winter Gem Boxwood (Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’), natural evergreen stems, dark green foliage, root system, growing medium, and 3 gallon nursery pot.