Korean Velvet Grass

Boston Ivy

About Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy

Korean Velvet Grass

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Vines

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cm10.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Gold

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

weekly regular

Keep the Soil well drained

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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Army-worms, sod webworms

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

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

Crickets

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Defined

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a golf course turf

Basketary, Showy Purposes, 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, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Korean Velvet Grass

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

कोरियाई मखमल घास

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Korean Samt Gras

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

herbe de velours coréenne

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grama de veludo coreano

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Not Available

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

Carl herba

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Monocotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Zoysia Willd

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Commelinids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

312

1 27800

Properties of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy

Wondering what are the properties of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy? We provide you with everything About Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy. Korean Velvet Grass doesn't have thorns and Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns. Also Korean Velvet Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Korean Velvet Grass has allergic reactions like Not Defined and Boston Ivy has allergic reactions like Not Defined. 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 Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy

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

Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy

Care of Korean Velvet Grass and Boston Ivy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.