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Plant combo for classic Southern plants including Boxwood and White Wedding Hydrangea

Plant Combinations: Tried and True Classics

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  • By Kim Toscano
  • August 6, 2019
The classic combination of boxwood and hydrangea is sure to add garden interest.

Whether your gardening style is sheared and formal or rustic and rugged, there are few plant pairings more endearing than hydrangea and boxwood.

This classic combination is a study in opposites: billowing blooms and flamboyant foliage meet order and composure. Plant Baby Gem™ Boxwood in tidy rows for a formal appearance. In woodland settings, use boxwood sparingly to balance masses of White Wedding® Hydrangea. Ground the planting with a bed of White Blush EnduraScape™ Verbena.

Plant List

Baby Gem™ Boxwood

White Wedding® Hydrangea

White Blush EnduraScape™ Verbena

 

Combination Details

Sun Exposure: Full Sun

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8*

Key Features: Showy Blooms, Cut Flowers, Easy Care, Long Bloom Season, Year-round Interest

Design Styles: Contemporary, Cottage, Formal, Rustic, Woodland

*White Blush EnduraScape™ Verbena is hardy to Zone 8, plant as an annual in colder regions.

Kim Toscano

Kimberly Toscano is a freelance writer, gardening expert and traveler with an eye on design. Kimberly blends her formal training in horticulture and entomology with her passion for design to educate and inspire gardeners.
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Plants Featured In The article

Boxwood

Baby Gem™ Boxwood

Buxus microphylla ‘Gregem’ PP21159
Hydrangea
Heaps of white bloom heads on White Wedding Hydrangea

White Wedding® Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata ‘LeeP1’ PP28973
Verbena
White Blush Verbena's blush pink to white flowers form tight bundles of color above dark green, low-growing foliage

White Blush EnduraScape™ Verbena

Verbena hybrid ‘Balendish’ PP25839

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