Japanese Boxwood

Green Gem Boxwood

About Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood

Japanese Boxwood

Green Gem Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Not Available

1.4 Types

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

Anthropogenic, Sandy areas, shrublands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Compact, rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm100.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

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

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Elliptic and Ovate

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

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

Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

Cuttings, Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Not Available

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

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

BUXUS 'Green Gem'

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Green gem boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

Green gem boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

Grünes Juwel boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

Vert joyau buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

Boj gema verde

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

Πράσινο πυξάρι στολίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

Buxo gema verde

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

Zielona perełka bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

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

7070

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood

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

Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood Physical Information

Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Green Gem Boxwood height is 100.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood are as follows:

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
Green Gem Boxwood flower color: Light Yellow
Green Gem Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Green Gem Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Green Gem Boxwood pruning is done Prune every year, Prune prior to new growth and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Gem Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.