Creeping Juniper

Butterfly Bush

About Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush

Creeping Juniper

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

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

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

11100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

1.8 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

H1, 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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, White

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

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

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

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

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Incense

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Kriech-Wacholder

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Genévrier rampant

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Creeping Juniper

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Creeping Juniper

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Pinales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Juniperus

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush

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

Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush 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
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush

Care of Creeping Juniper and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.