Chickpea

English Boxwood

About Chickpea and English Boxwood

Chickpea

English Boxwood

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Elegantissima boxwood, Latifolia Maculata boxwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

Sandy areas, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Sandy

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, 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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

Compost, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mildew, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Constipation, Legume allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Blackheads, Good Cleanser, Makes Hair Silkier

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

Air purification, Erosion control, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients

Dermatitis, epilepsy, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used to make chess pieces

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CICER arietinum

Buxus sempervirens

7.2 Common Name

Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea

English boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

चना

European boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Kichererbse

Gewöhnlicher Buchsbaum

7.2.3 In French

Pois chiche

Buis commun

7.2.4 In Spanish

Garbanzo

boj común

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρεβίθι

European boxwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grão de bico

Buxo

7.2.7 In Polish

Groch włoski

Bukszpan wieczniezielony

7.2.8 In Latin

CICER

European boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cicer

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Viceae Alef

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

9070

1 27800

Properties of Chickpea and English Boxwood

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Chickpea and Poblano Pepper

Chickpea and Beefsteak Tomato

Chickpea and San Marzano Tomato

» More

More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Chickpea and English Boxwood

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

Chickpea and English Boxwood Physical Information

Chickpea and English Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Chickpea height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas English Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Chickpea and English Boxwood are as follows:

Chickpea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chickpea leaf color: Green
English Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
English Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Chickpea and English Boxwood

Care of Chickpea and English Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chickpea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and English Boxwood pruning is done A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chickpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer English Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.