Bamboo

Green Gem Boxwood

About Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood

Bamboo

Green Gem Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Not Available

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500NA

0 40000

2.2 Habitat

Warmer regions

Anthropogenic, Sandy areas, shrublands, subtropical regions

2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

0 99

2.4 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 - 6

2.5 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

2.6 Habit

Clump-Forming

Compact, rounded

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm100.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

6.6 Plant Color

6.6.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Yellow

6.7.1 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

6.8.1 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Not Available

6.9.1 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

6.10.1 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

6.10.2 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

6.11.1 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

6.13 Shape

6.13.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic and Ovate

7.2 Thorns

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8 Season

8.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

8.2 Growing Conditions

8.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

8.2.3 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

8.3.2 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

8.3.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

8.3.6 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

8.4.1 Bloom Time

Not Available

8.5.1 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

8.7 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Not Available

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

10.3 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Rhizome division

10.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

10.5 Watering Plants

10.5.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

10.5.4 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.5.6 In Spring

Moderate

10.5.9 In Winter

Average Water

10.6 Soil

11.0.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

11.1.1 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

11.2.1 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

11.3 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

11.5 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth

11.7 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

11.8 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

11.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

12 Facts

12.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

12.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

12.4 Fruits

12.4.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

12.6.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

12.7 Fragrance

12.7.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

12.7.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

12.7.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

12.7.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

12.8 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

12.9 Showy Bark

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12.10 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

12.11 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

12.12 Evergreen

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12.13 Invasive

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12.14 Self-Sowing

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12.15 Attracts

Not Available

Flying insects, Insects

12.16 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Itchiness, Skin irritation

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

13.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

13.1.3 Edible Uses

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13.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

13.2 Plant Benefits

13.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Not Available

13.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Not Available

13.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

13.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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13.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

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

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

BUXUS 'Green Gem'

14.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Green gem boxwood

14.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Green gem boxwood

14.2.2 In German

Bambus

Grünes Juwel boxwood

14.2.3 In French

Bambou

Vert joyau buis

14.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Boj gema verde

14.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Πράσινο πυξάρι στολίδι

14.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Buxo gema verde

14.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Zielona perełka bukszpan

14.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Viridi gemma praetoriola

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

15.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

15.4 Order

Poales

Buxales

15.5 Family

Poaceae

Buxaceae

15.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Buxus

15.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots

15.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

15.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Not Available

15.10 Number of Species

140070

1 27800

Properties of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Green Gem Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Green Gem Boxwood has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood

Season and care of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Green Gem Boxwood season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Green Gem Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Green Gem Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood Physical Information

Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Green Gem Boxwood height is 100.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Green Gem Boxwood flower color: Light Yellow
Green Gem Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood

Care of Bamboo and Green Gem Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Green Gem Boxwood pruning is done Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Gem Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.