Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
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South Africa
Types
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Perennials
Number of Varieties
515
0
40000
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Habitat
hedge rows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
Yellow, Red, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment, Never Over-water, occasional watering once established
Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early to mid-summer
fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Pollution
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds
Insects
Allergy
Poisonous
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for making hedges
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alterative, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, cathartic, Cholagogue, Detoxification, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, HIV/AIDS, Homeopathy, Immunity, Odontalgic, Sedative, Tonic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used for woodware
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BUXUS 'Green Mountain' COPF
CLIVIA miniata
Common Name
Boxwood, Green Mountain Boxwood
Clivia
In Hindi
Buxus Green Mountain Tree
Clivia
In German
Buxus Green Mountain Baum
Clivia
In French
Buxus Green Tree Montagne
Clivia
In Spanish
Buxus árbol verde de la montaña
Clivia
In Greek
Buxus Green Mountain Tree
κλίβια
In Portuguese
Buxus Árvore verde da montanha
Clivia
In Polish
Buxus Green Mountain Drzewo
Clivia
In Latin
Buxus Viridis ligno
Clivia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Asparagales
Family
Buxaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Buxus
Clivia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
7010
1
27800
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