Camellia

Korean Boxwood

About Camellia and Korean Boxwood

Camellia

Korean Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3000NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Hillside

Boggy areas, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove short branches

Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leafminer, Mites, Nematodes, Psyllids

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

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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

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

Not Available

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

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

Diabetes, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages

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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'

Buxus microphylla

7.2 Common Name

Tea plant, Tea shrub

Korean boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

चाय के पौधे

Korean Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Camellia Pflanzen

Koreanisch Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Camélia

Boxwood coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camelia

Buxus microphylla

7.2.5 In Greek

Καμέλια

Κορέας Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camélia

Boxwood coreana

7.2.7 In Polish

Kamelia

Koreański Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Camellia

Korean Boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Camellia

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Theeae, Theoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

25070

1 27800

Properties of Camellia and Korean Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Camellia and Korean Boxwood

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

Camellia and Korean Boxwood Physical Information

Camellia and Korean Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Camellia height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Korean Boxwood height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Camellia and Korean Boxwood are as follows:

Camellia flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson and Dark Red
Camellia leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green
Korean Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Korean Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Camellia and Korean Boxwood

Care of Camellia and Korean Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camellia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove short branches and Korean Boxwood pruning is done Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Camellia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.