Pepperwort

Japanese Boxwood

About Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood

Pepperwort

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Australia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

250.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Red

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Dark Red

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Dark Red

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep immersed in water

Do not water frequently

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Frogs

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Applicable

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Spores

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Starch

Not Available

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, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MARSILEA mutica

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pepperwort

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Pepperwort

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Pepperwort

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepperwort

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Pepperwort

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pepperwort

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Pepperwort

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Pepperwort

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Charophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

8.5 Family

Marsileaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Marsilea

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Lapidieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6570

1 27800

Properties of Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood

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

Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Pepperwort height is 250.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Pepperwort flower color: Not Available
Pepperwort leaf color: Light Green and Dark Red
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood

Care of Pepperwort and Japanese Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pepperwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pepperwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.