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About Creeping Juniper and Celery


About Celery and Creeping Juniper


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual or Biennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Vegetable  

Origin
North America  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus  
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  

Number of Varieties
11  
99+
100  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils  
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
9-3  

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  
-  

Habit
Mat-forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pink, White  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Gray, Purple  
Tan, Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
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Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate  
Irregular  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Less fertilizing  

Pests and Diseases
Tip blight, Twig blight  
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Frost  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife  
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  

Allergy
-  
Irritation to stomach  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems  
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Incense  
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS horizontalis  
APIUM graveolens  

Common Name
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper  
Celery  

In Hindi
Creeping Juniper  
अजवायन  

In German
Kriech-Wacholder  
Sellerie  

In French
Genévrier rampant  
Céleri  

In Spanish
Creeping Juniper  
Apio  

In Greek
Creeping Juniper  
Σέλινο  

In Portuguese
Creeping Juniper  
Aipo  

In Polish
Jałowiec płożący  
Seler  

In Latin
Creeping Juniper  
apium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Apiales  

Family
Cupressaceae  
Apiaceae  

Genus
Juniperus  
Apium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Apieae  

Subfamily
-  
Apioideae  

Number of Species
50  
1  

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Properties of Creeping Juniper and Celery

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Celery

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

Creeping Juniper and Celery Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Celery are as follows:

Care of Creeping Juniper and Celery

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

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