Green Velvet Boxwood

Black Mondo Grass

About Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass

Green Velvet Boxwood

Black Mondo Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-97-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Yellow

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Black

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Bronze

Black

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

Regular watering during dry periods

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Pollution

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Flying insects, Insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin irritation

Asthma

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

Borders

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

useful as a ground cover

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, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

7.2 Common Name

Green velvet boxwood

Black Mondo Grass, black mondo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Green velvet boxwood

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.2 In German

Grüner Samt boxwood

Mondo Gras Busch

7.2.3 In French

Vert velours buis

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

boj terciopelo verde

entre el césped

7.2.5 In Greek

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

buxo veludo verde

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Green Velvet bukszpan

Black Mondo Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

Carl viridis praetoriola

Black Mondo Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Ophiopogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass

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

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Season and Care of Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass

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

Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass Physical Information

Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Black Mondo Grass height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass are as follows:

Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Black Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Black Mondo Grass leaf color: Black

Care of Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass

Care of Green Velvet Boxwood and Black Mondo Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Black Mondo Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Green Velvet Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Mondo Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.