Sacred Lotus

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood

Sacred Lotus

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Lime Green, Sea Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Sea Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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27% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, In Water, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

10-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars

Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Insects

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Constipation

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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34% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NELUMBO nucifera

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

7.2 Common Name

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

पवित्र कमल

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Heiliges Lotus

Grüner Samt boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Lotus Sacré

Vert velours buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

loto sagrado

boj terciopelo verde

7.2.5 In Greek

ιερή Lotus

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lotus sagrado

buxo veludo verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Sacred Lotus

Green Velvet bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

sacra Lotus

Carl viridis praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nelumbonaceae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood

Season and care of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood is important to know. While considering everything about Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sacred Lotus season is Summer and Fall and Green Velvet Boxwood season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Sacred Lotus is Clay, Loam and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sacred Lotus is Neutral and for Green Velvet Boxwood is Acidic, Neutral.

Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood are as follows:

Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood

Care of Sacred Lotus and Green Velvet Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage and Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Green Velvet Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.