Creeping Juniper

Aconitum

About Creeping Juniper and Aconitum

Creeping Juniper

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

North America

Types

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

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

11250

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

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

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Bees

Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Incense

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

बच्छनाभ

In German

Kriech-Wacholder

Eisenhut

In French

Genévrier rampant

aconit

In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

acónito

In Greek

Creeping Juniper

monkshood

In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

Aconitum

In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

tojad

In Latin

Creeping Juniper

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Ranunculales

Family

Cupressaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

50250

1 27800

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Properties of Creeping Juniper and Aconitum

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Aconitum

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

Creeping Juniper and Aconitum Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Aconitum are as follows:

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

Care of Creeping Juniper and Aconitum

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