Japanese Boxwood

Rice Plant

About Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant

Japanese Boxwood

Rice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

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`

Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

640000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

Muddy habitat

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Keep plant submerged in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Consistently

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt, Wet Site

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

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

ORYZA

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Rice

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

चावल

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

Reis

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

riz

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

arroz

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

ρύζι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

arroz

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

ryż

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

rice

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Oryza

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant

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

Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant Physical Information

Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Rice Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant are as follows:

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
Rice Plant flower color: White
Rice Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Rice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Rice Plant pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rice Plant needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Consistently.