Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves (view 4)

Box Honeysuckle 'Thunderbolt'

3 Gallon
$99.95
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Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves (view 4)
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  • Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves
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  • Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves (view 4)
  • Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves
  • Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves (view 2)
  • Mounded shrub with tiny glossy golden-yellow leaves (view 3)
Box Honeysuckle 'Thunderbolt'
Shrub · Zones 6–9
Lonicera nitida

Box Honeysuckle 'Thunderbolt'

$99.95
Size
Zones 6–9
Ships this week. Tracking the day it leaves.
Arrives alive, or we replace it. The fine print
Light
Full sun, part sun
Water
Moderate
Spacing
2–3 ft apart for a low hedge.
Pets
Not pet-safe
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The story

Gold leaves for a dull corner.

Box honeysuckle has tiny, glossy leaves like boxwood, but in chartreuse to gold that lights up a shady bed. It grows into a dense mound about 3–4 ft tall and wide and takes shearing well. Small cream flowers in late spring are a minor bonus.

Light

Sun to part shade. Hot afternoon sun can scorch the gold in the South.

Water

Weekly the first season. Fairly drought tolerant after that.

Planting

Any well-drained soil. Plant at pot depth.

A boxwood stand-in that brightens things up and skips boxwood's problems.

The facts
Size3–4 ft tall and wideShowLate spring (small, cream)LightFull sun, Part sunZones6–9WaterAverageGood forDeer-resistant, DroughtPetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reach
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