About Green Gem Boxwood

Green Gem Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Anthropogenic, Sandy areas, shrublands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Compact, rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

100.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium

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

Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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43% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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3% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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14% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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28% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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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50% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS 'Green Gem'

7.2 Common Name

Green gem boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Green gem boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Grünes Juwel boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Vert joyau buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Boj gema verde

7.2.5 In Greek

Πράσινο πυξάρι στολίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Buxo gema verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Zielona perełka bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Viridi gemma praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Green Gem Boxwood

Want to know the properties of Green Gem Boxwood? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Green Gem Boxwood is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Itchiness and Skin irritation. Green Gem Boxwood Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Not Available

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Broadleaf Evergreen

Green Gem Boxwood Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Green Gem Boxwood. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Green Gem Boxwood physical information is as follows: 100.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Elliptic and Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Yellow
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Green Gem Boxwood

Taking Green Gem Boxwood Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Green Gem Boxwood include pruning, which should be done Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth and Prune to stimulate growth. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Green Gem Boxwood

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Green Gem Boxwood is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Green Gem Boxwood is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not available. This plant's habitat is Anthropogenic, Sandy areas, shrublands and subtropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.