Fortune teller boxwood _ boxwood abacus

Buxus buxus is a dicotyledonous plant of Buxus.

Boxwood is a shrub or small tree with a height of1-6m; Branches are cylindrical, with longitudinal edges and grayish white; Branchlets quadrangular, all pubescent or glabrous on outer opposite faces.

The leaves are leathery, broadly elliptic, broadly obovate, ovoid or oblong, with bright leaves, prominent midvein and often fine hairs in the lower part. Inflorescence axillary, capitate, densely flowered, male flowers about 10, pedicellate-free, outer sepals oval, inner sepals nearly round, 2.5-3 mm long, glabrous, stamens and anthers 4 mm long, sterile gynophore rod-shaped, with enlarged ends.

Growth habit of boxwood;

Boxwood likes loose loam, slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil, and can also grow in calcareous soil. Potted plants can be mixed with appropriate amount of chaff ash with mature pastoral soil or humus soil.

It is resistant to shade and likes light, and can maintain good growth under indoor and outdoor conditions. In the long-term shading environment, although the leaves can remain green, it is easy to cause the branches to grow white or weaken.

Like wet, can withstand rainy weather for about a month, but avoid long-term water accumulation. Drought tolerance, as long as the surface soil or basin soil is not completely dry, there is no abnormal performance. Heat-resistant and cold-resistant, able to withstand summer exposure and the cold of MINUS 20 degrees Celsius, but it should be ventilated when it is hot and humid in summer.