Buxus Green Mountain

Black Mondo Grass

About Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass

Buxus Green Mountain

Black Mondo Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

hedge rows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-97-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Black

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Black

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Stem Cutting

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Never Over-water, occasional watering once established

Regular watering during dry periods

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early to mid-summer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Pollution

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Bees, Birds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used for making hedges

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Alterative, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, cathartic, Cholagogue, Detoxification, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, HIV/AIDS, Homeopathy, Immunity, Odontalgic, Sedative, Tonic, Vermifuge

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Wood

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye, Used for woodware

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS 'Green Mountain' COPF

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

7.2 Common Name

Boxwood, Green Mountain Boxwood

Black Mondo Grass, black mondo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buxus Green Mountain Tree

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.2 In German

Buxus Green Mountain Baum

Mondo Gras Busch

7.2.3 In French

Buxus Green Tree Montagne

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Buxus árbol verde de la montaña

entre el césped

7.2.5 In Greek

Buxus Green Mountain Tree

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Buxus Árvore verde da montanha

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Buxus Green Mountain Drzewo

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

Buxus Viridis ligno

Black Mondo Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Ophiopogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass? We provide you with everything About Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass. Buxus Green Mountain doesn't have thorns and Black Mondo Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Buxus Green Mountain does not have fragrant flowers. Buxus Green Mountain has allergic reactions like Poisonous and Black Mondo Grass has allergic reactions like Poisonous. 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 Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass

Season and care of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Buxus Green Mountain season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Black Mondo Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Buxus Green Mountain is Loam, Sand and for Black Mondo Grass is Loam while the PH of soil for Buxus Green Mountain is Acidic, Neutral and for Black Mondo Grass is Acidic, Neutral.

Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass Physical Information

Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Buxus Green Mountain height is 152.40 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Black Mondo Grass height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass are as follows:

Buxus Green Mountain flower color: Light Yellow
Buxus Green Mountain leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Black Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Black Mondo Grass leaf color: Black

Care of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass

Care of Buxus Green Mountain and Black Mondo Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buxus Green Mountain pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Black Mondo Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buxus Green Mountain needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Mondo Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.