Highlander Boxwood Plant – Evergreen Upright Shrub Buxus sempervirens ‘Highlander’ for Hedges and Borders

Highlander Boxwood Plant Overview

The Highlander Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Highlander’) is an evergreen shrub prized for its upright growth and dense, glossy dark green foliage. This perennial shrub is commonly used in formal landscaping, including hedges, borders, and screens, providing year-round structure and color to garden spaces.

Key Features

• Upright evergreen shrub with dense foliage
• Glossy dark green leaves that maintain color throughout the seasons
• Narrow, structured growth habit ideal for formal plantings
• Suitable for use as hedges, borders, and landscape screens
• Minimal winter bronzing for consistent appearance

Growing Information

Highlander Boxwood thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. It requires moderate watering and is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9. This shrub’s compact and upright form makes it well-suited for structured garden designs and year-round outdoor planting.

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.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.