Green Privet Hedging Plants 20 40cm Ligustrum Ovalifolium Evergreen 20 Box Hedging Plants 20 40cm Buxus Sempervirens Dense Evergreen Hedge Potted Buxus sempervirens (Common Box) Instant Hedge in a Hedge Bag Hedging Box High Resolution Stock Photography and Images Alamy. Buxus sempervirens is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include common box, European box or boxwood. They are slow growing evergreen shrubs and small trees growing around 10 15cm per year. The flowers are small and yellow green, monoecious with both sexes present on a plant. It is very easy to grow and can be grown in pots or any garden, in full sun or part shade. It is classed as fully UK hardy. Outdoor Plant Grow in 12cm Pot Plant hieght (Include Pot): 20 40cm