Life Span
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
-
Types
Buxus microphylla 'Green Velvet'
Number of Varieties
3
0
40000
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Habitat
Anthropogenic, meadows, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Tolerances
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Leaf spot, Leafminer, Mites, Psyllids
Plant Tolerance
Pollution
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
37% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
9% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
6% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
53% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
41% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
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35% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
BUXUS 'Green Velvet' COPF
Common Name
Green velvet boxwood
In Hindi
Green velvet boxwood
In German
Grüner Samt boxwood
In French
Vert velours buis
In Spanish
boj terciopelo verde
In Greek
Πράσινο πυξάρι βελούδο
In Portuguese
buxo veludo verde
In Polish
Green Velvet bukszpan
In Latin
Carl viridis praetoriola
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Family
Buxaceae
Genus
Buxus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
70
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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