NewGen Liberty Belle™
NewGen Liberty Belle™ - perfect low-growing accent for your shady spaces!
NEW FOR 2024!
NewGen Liberty Belle™ is our newest addition to the NewGen® family! Selected by breeder Robert Head in Seneca, SC, NewGen Liberty Belle™ has topped the Saunders Genetics boxwood blight trials for three years running. Superior resistance to boxwood blight, good resistance to boxwood leaf miner, and beauty in the landscape are hallmarks of NewGen Liberty Belle™. This petite boxwood has a lovely low, billowing form that won’t overwhelm small spaces.
Retailers, landscape professionals, and homeowners can expect limited availability of NewGen Liberty Belle™ in 2024 and greater availability in 2025.
Cultivar: Buxus sinica var. insularis ‘RLH-BI’ PP 24,443
Zone: 5b-8
Growth Rate: Moderately slow - 1-2” inches per year
Sun Exposure: Part sun, shade
Attributes: NewGen Liberty Belle™ has a low, spreading, billowing form, graced by glossy, deep green foliage. Best performance in shade to part sun. Excellent as a specimen or container plant – can also prune or shear for low hedges. Demonstrated superior boxwood blight resistance in our trials, as well as good boxwood leafminer resistance. Deer resistant as well!
Care: Plant in shade to part sun to avoid discoloration. Thinning is not necessary; prune only if a certain shape is desired or to remove any winter tip burn or other damage. Few disease or pest issues when planted and cared for properly.
Uses: Small specimen, low hedge, foundation plant, containers, edging, or shady knot garden
Substitutes: insularis ‘Nana’, ‘Franklin’s Gem’
Size: 1.5’ Tall x 3’ Wide (15 years)
Retail Customers:
Be sure to ask for NewGen® at your local Independent Garden Center.
NewGen® boxwood can be ordered online through Saunders Brothers Farm Market.
Current Wholesale Growers:
