Boxwood alternative Bloombux® –
easy-care, tolerant to pruning and insensitive
Now also available in a second colour! Bloombux® Magenta
The boxwood is a popular plant in garden landscaping, but has its weaknesses when it comes to care. For example, the box tree is very susceptible to some diseases and pests, such as the boxwood moth and boxwood leaf abscission. In many cases, fungal infestation, caterpillars and the like cause large-scale shoot dieback, which can ultimately lead to the death of the entire boxwood. Bloombux® is an alternative to the boxwood and is free of many of these risks: In fact, the new creative plant breed is not a boxwood, but a rhododendron. Our Bloombux® combines the positive features of a box tree with the advantages of a rhododendron. We would gladly explain the various advantages and show you why the Bloombux® is the better boxwood alternative.
Boxwood replacement Bloombux®
For many years now, owners of private ornamental gardens, parks and green spaces have been looking for a high-quality replacement for boxwood. Those who do not want to buy a boxwood, but still do not want to do without the many advantages of this plant, have had only a few equivalent alternatives until now. The Bloombux®, on the other hand, is finally a boxwood alternative worthy of the name.
What exactly is the Bloombux®?
The Bloombux® & Bloombux® Magenta, botanical name Rhododendron micranthum 'Microhirs 3' & 'Microhirs 9', belongs to the family of the dwarf shrubs. Just like the boxwood, the Bloombux® is hardy and can be used as a pot plant or for hedges and ground cover in the garden. If you plant the Bloombux® as an alternative box tree in your garden, you benefit from a low average height of up to 70 centimetres. This allows easy and uncomplicated care of the Bloombux®. The Bloombux® is relatively undemanding in terms of site and soil conditions. Even calcareous soils are no problem for the Bloombux®, but the soil should be loose. Another characteristic feature of the Bloombux® is the abundance of flowers that the boxwood alternative bears in the early summer months. During the high season, you may look forward to large inflorescences of up to eight centimetres in diameter that adorn the Bloombux® and thus also your garden.
The various advantages of the Bloombux® are listed again below:
Flexible in choice of location
Formation of beautiful flowers
Insensitive to typical box tree diseases
Insensitive to typical box tree pests
Relatively undemanding in care
Can easily be trimmed into shape
Bloombux® on the terrace with the 360° panoramic view.
INFO:
The flowers of the Bloombux® are not only an eye-catcher, but also attract all kinds of useful insects. In particular, bumblebees, bees and butterflies are attracted to the flowers of the box tree substitute.
Bloombux® – The Low-Maintenance and Hardy Boxwood Alternative
Planting traditional boxwood often means dealing with pests and diseases – especially the notorious box tree moth. This invasive pest from Asia can cause severe damage and even lead to the plant’s death. Other boxwood pests and diseases can also be difficult to combat and pose a real challenge for many garden owners.
Fortunately, there is Bloombux®, a low-maintenance, hardy and easily pruned boxwood alternative that avoids these issues entirely. Since Bloombux® is not a true boxwood, it is not affected by the common pests, including the box tree moth.
With its dense, compact growth, Bloombux® is ideal as an evergreen hedge, a neatly shaped pot plant or a decorative feature in your garden. Thanks to its excellent tolerance to pruning, Bloombux® is easy to shape and extremely robust.
Another highlight: in early summer, Bloombux® produces a stunning display of delicate pink flowers that attract bees and other pollinators – a great choice for biodiversity!
Bloombux® – the clever, flowering and long-lasting alternative to boxwood. Perfect for gardens, balconies or terraces.
Can be planted all year round
Grows in planters and outdoors
Trimmed into shape by mid-July latest
Fertilisation in early spring and beginning of July
Can be combined with other plants
Ideal as a hedge plant
Hint: If you want to use the Bloombux® as a box tree alternative for a hedge border, you should expect three to six plants per meter, depending on the size of the Bloombux®. The Nugget by Bloombux® is particularly suitable for hedges. Latest when the flowers appear in early summer, you know exactly why you have chosen the Bloombux® as a box tree alternative.
