What's the difference between watering my Common boxwood indoors vs outdoors?

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In some cases, your Common boxwood may not need any supplemental watering when it grows outside and will survive on rainwater alone. However, if you live in an area of little to no rain, you should water this plant about every two weeks. If you belong to the group of people who live out of this plant's natural hardiness zone, you should grow it indoors. In an indoor setting, you should monitor your plant's soil as it can dry out more quickly when it is in a container or when it is exposed to HVAC units such as air conditioners. Those drying factors will lead you to water this plant a bit more often than if you grew it outdoors.

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Common boxwood

A species of Boxes, also known as Dudgeon, American boxwood

Botanical name: Buxus sempervirens

Genus: Boxes

Description

Common boxwood is a perennial plant native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The plant's specific epithet sempervirens stands for "always green." The plant produces non-showy, creamy yellow flowers that are fragrant. The bark and leaves of the plant were once used to manufacture perfumes and extracts.

Garden Use

Common boxwood, a common evergreen shrub, has round, glossy leaves that are extremely tolerant of pruning, making it the perfect plant to create hedges along garden borders. It can also be trimmed into spheres or other, more complex shapes, which can add a unique look to your garden. As well as growing it in the garden, you can also grow it in pots and use these pots to decorate indoor or outdoor spaces. Caring for common boxwood is very simple, so it is a very user-friendly plant for gardening beginners to start with.

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