Japanese Boxwood

Taro

About Japanese Boxwood and Taro

Japanese Boxwood

Taro

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

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`

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm30.00 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

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green, Ivory

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

V-Shaped

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, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Rats, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Bold

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

Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, 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, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

ALOCASIA micholitziana

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Elephant Ear, Taro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

अरवी

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

Colocasia

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

Colocasia

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

Colocasia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

Colocasia

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

Kolokazja

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

Colocasia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Arales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Alocasia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Colocasiodeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

7010

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and Taro

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and Taro

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

Japanese Boxwood and Taro Physical Information

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

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Taro

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Taro include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Taro pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.