California Lilac

Japanese Boxwood

About California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood

California Lilac

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open Forest

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-3

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not water frequently

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

California Lilac

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Kalifornien Lilac

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Californie Lilas

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

California lila

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Lilac

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Lilac

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

California Lilac

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Chlorophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Rhamnaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceanothus

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6070

1 27800

Properties of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood

Season and care of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. California Lilac season is Spring and Japanese Boxwood season is Spring. The type of soil for California Lilac is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Japanese Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for California Lilac is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood

Care of California Lilac and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.