Sunflower

Korean Boxwood

About Sunflower and Korean Boxwood

Sunflower

Korean Boxwood

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 59 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Boggy areas, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

2.46 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

27% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

Leafminer, Mites, Nematodes, Psyllids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

28% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

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

Pulmonary afflictions

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

34% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

Buxus microphylla

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Korean boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Korean Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Koreanisch Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Boxwood coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Buxus microphylla

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Κορέας Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Boxwood coreana

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Koreański Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Korean Boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Korean Boxwood. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Korean Boxwood doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Korean Boxwood has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Korean Boxwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Sunflower and Anemone

Sunflower and Eucalyptus

Sunflower and Periwinkle

» More

More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood

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

Sunflower and Korean Boxwood Physical Information

Sunflower and Korean Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Korean Boxwood height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Korean Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Korean Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood

Care of Sunflower and Korean Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Korean Boxwood pruning is done Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.