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About Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass


About Korean Velvet Grass and Japanese Honeysuckle


What is

Life Span
Perennial   
Perennial   

Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs   
Grass   

Origin
Eastern Asia   
South-Eastern Asia, Asia   

Types
Not Available   
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass   

Number of Varieties
Not Available   
7   
99+

Habitat
Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands   
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks   

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-11   
8-11   

AHS Heat Zone
Not Available   
12 - 9   

Sunset Zone
Not Available   
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24   

Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming   
Clump-Forming   

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
800.00 cm   
99+
2.50 cm   
99+

Minimum Width
800.00 cm   
25
Not Available   

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow   
Green, Light Green   

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor   
Bicolor   

Fruit Color
Black   
Non Fruiting Plant   

Leaf Color in Spring
Green   
Light Green, Dark Green   

Leaf Color in Summer
Green   
Light Green   

Leaf Color in Fall
Green   
Green, Yellow green, Gold   

Leaf Color in Winter
Green   
Gold, Tan   

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval   
Grass like   

Thorns
No   
No   

Season

Plant Season
Summer   
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter   

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade   
Full Sun, Partial Sun   

Growth Rate
Medium   
Very Slow   

Type of Soil
Well drained   
Loam, Sand   

The pH of Soil
Neutral   
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline   

Soil Drainage
Well drained   
Average   

Bloom Time
Late Winter, Spring, Summer   
Not Available   

Repeat Bloomer
Yes   
No   

Tolerances
Drought   
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction   

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground   
Ground   

How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting   
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing   

Plant Maintenance
Medium   
Medium   

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry   
weekly regular   

In Summer
Lots of watering   
Lots of watering   

In Spring
Moderate   
Moderate   

In Winter
Average Water   
Average Water   

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral   
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline   

Soil Type
Well drained   
Loam, Sand   

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained   
Average   

Sun Exposure
Full Sun   
Full Sun, Partial Sun   

Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts   
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves   

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer   
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer   

Pests and Diseases
Not Available   
Army-worms, sod webworms   

Plant Tolerance
Drought   
Drought   

Facts

Flowers
Yes   
Insignificant   

Flower Petal Number
Single   
Single   

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No   
No   

Edible Fruit
No   
No   

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes   
No   

Fragrant Fruit
No   
No   

Fragrant Leaf
No   
No   

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No   
No   

Showy Foliage
No   
No   

Showy Bark
No   
No   

Foliage Texture
Not Available   
Fine   

Foliage Sheen
Not Available   
Matte   

Evergreen
Yes   
No   

Invasive
No   
No   

Self-Sowing
No   
No   

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies   
Crickets   

Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation   
Not Defined   

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes   
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing   

Beauty Benefits
Not Available   
Not Available   

Edible Uses
Yes   
None   

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds   
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes   

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments   
Unknown   

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves   
Whole plant   

Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties   
Used as a golf course turf   

Used As Indoor Plant
No   
Insignificant   

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes   
Yes   

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall   
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical   

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Lonicera japonica   
ZOYSIA tenuifolia   

Common Name
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua   
Korean Velvet Grass   

In Hindi
जापानी Honeysuckle   
कोरियाई मखमल घास   

In German
Japanese Honeysuckle   
Korean Samt Gras   

In French
Chèvrefeuille japonais   
herbe de velours coréenne   

In Spanish
madreselva japonesa   
hierba de terciopelo de Corea   

In Greek
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα   
hierba de terciopelo de Corea   

In Portuguese
Honeysuckle japonês   
grama de veludo coreano   

In Polish
wiciokrzew japoński   
Not Available   

In Latin
CISSANTHEMOS Italica   
Carl herba   

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae   
Plantae   

Phylum
Magnoliophyta   
Angiosperms   

Class
Magnoliopsida   
Monocotyledonae   

Order
Dipsacales   
Cyperales   

Family
Caprifoliaceae   
Poaceae   

Genus
Lonicera   
Zoysia Willd   

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots   
Commelinids   

Tribe
Not Available   
Cynodonteae   

Subfamily
Not Available   
Chloridoideae   

Number of Species
180   
99+
3   
99+

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Properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass? We provide you with everything About Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass. Japanese Honeysuckle doesn't have thorns and Korean Velvet Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Honeysuckle does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Honeysuckle has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation and Korean Velvet Grass has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested 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 Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass

Season and care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Honeysuckle season is Summer and Korean Velvet Grass season is Summer. The type of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Well drained and for Korean Velvet Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Japanese Honeysuckle is Neutral and for Korean Velvet Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Honeysuckle height is 800.00 cm and width 800.00 cm whereas Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass are as follows:

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass

Care of Japanese Honeysuckle and Korean Velvet Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Honeysuckle pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Honeysuckle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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