Water Spinach

Green Velvet Boxwood

About Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood

Water Spinach

Green Velvet Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

India

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-156-9

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

12.70 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Green, Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Green

Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

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

Not Available

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Birds, Hens

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

Green velvet boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

Grüner Samt boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Vert velours buis

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

boj terciopelo verde

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

buxo veludo verde

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

Green Velvet bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

Carl viridis praetoriola

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

50070

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood

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

Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood Physical Information

Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Green Velvet Boxwood height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
Green Velvet Boxwood flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Green Velvet Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood

Care of Water Spinach and Green Velvet Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Green Velvet Boxwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Water Spinach 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.