Japanese Boxwood

Mexican Bamboo

About Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo

Japanese Boxwood

Mexican Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Mexico

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`

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long linear and narrow

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

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

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

OTATEA acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

मैक्सिकन बांस

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

Mexican Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

Bamboo mexicaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

bambú mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

Μεξικού μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

Bamboo Mexican

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

Mexican Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

Mexicanus Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Buxales

Poales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Otatea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo

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

Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Mexican Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.