Cucumber

Korean Boxwood

About Cucumber and Korean Boxwood

Cucumber

Korean Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Boggy areas, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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 leaves, Remove shoots

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, Compost, organic fertlizers

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

Leafminer, Mites, Nematodes, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

Buxus microphylla

7.2 Common Name

Cucumber

Korean boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

खीरा

Korean Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Gurke

Koreanisch Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

concombre

Boxwood coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepino

Buxus microphylla

7.2.5 In Greek

αγγούρι

Κορέας Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pepino

Boxwood coreana

7.2.7 In Polish

ogórek

Koreański Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

cucumeris

Korean Boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cucumber and Korean Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Korean Boxwood

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

Cucumber and Korean Boxwood Physical Information

Cucumber and Korean Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Korean Boxwood height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Korean Boxwood are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Korean Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Korean Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Cucumber and Korean Boxwood

Care of Cucumber and Korean Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots 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 Cucumber 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.