Common Spindle

Creeping Juniper

About Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper

Common Spindle

Creeping Juniper

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

North America

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

Number of Varieties

1511

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Pink, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Gray, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Tip blight, Twig blight

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Incense

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

Common Name

European spindle

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Creeping Juniper

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Kriech-Wacholder

In French

axe commun

Genévrier rampant

In Spanish

husillo Común

Creeping Juniper

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Creeping Juniper

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Creeping Juniper

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Jałowiec płożący

In Latin

commune fusum

Creeping Juniper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Celastrales

Pinales

Family

Celastraceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Juniperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3050

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Creeping Juniper doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Creeping Juniper has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper

Season and care of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Creeping Juniper season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Creeping Juniper is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper

Care of Common Spindle and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.