Artichoke

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood

Artichoke

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Green Globe, Imperial Star, Tempo, Violetto, Symphony

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Sandy areas

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-10

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1.05 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Glandular

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Fall

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Needs watering once a week, Water twice a day in the initial period

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune after flowering, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Intestinal gas

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Liver problems

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cynara cardunculus

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

7.2 Common Name

Artichoke

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Artichoke

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Artischocke

Grüner Samt boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Artichaut

Vert velours buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alcachofa

boj terciopelo verde

7.2.5 In Greek

αγκινάρα

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alcachofra

buxo veludo verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Karczoch

Green Velvet bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

cactus

Carl viridis praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cynara

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood. Artichoke has thorns and Green Velvet Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Artichoke does not have fragrant flowers. Artichoke has allergic reactions like Intestinal gas and Green Velvet Boxwood has allergic reactions like Intestinal gas. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood

Season and care of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Artichoke season is Spring and Green Velvet Boxwood season is Spring. The type of soil for Artichoke is Well drained and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Artichoke is Slightly Acidic and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Artichoke height is 5.60 cm and width 1.05 cm whereas Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood are as follows:

Artichoke flower color: Purple
Artichoke leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood

Care of Artichoke and Green Velvet Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Artichoke pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune after flowering and Remove deadheads and Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Artichoke needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Velvet Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.