Carambola

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood

Carambola

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-146-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.5.1 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.6 Plant Color

1.6.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Green, Light Yellow

1.6.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.6.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Not Available

1.6.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

1.6.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

1.6.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

1.6.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green, Bronze

1.7 Shape

1.7.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Oblong elliptic

1.8 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Frost

Pollution

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

10-10-10

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Flying insects, Insects

4.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Itchiness, Skin irritation

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 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

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Not Available

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

5.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

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

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

6.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Green velvet boxwood

6.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Green velvet boxwood

6.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Grüner Samt boxwood

6.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Vert velours buis

6.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

boj terciopelo verde

6.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

6.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

buxo veludo verde

6.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Green Velvet bukszpan

6.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Carl viridis praetoriola

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Oxalidales

Buxales

7.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Buxaceae

7.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Buxus

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

18070

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood

Care of Carambola and Green Velvet Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Carambola 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.