Creeping Juniper

Molinia Caerulea

About Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea

Creeping Juniper

Molinia Caerulea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America

Asia, Europe, North Africa

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

purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9 - 1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, White

Dark Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

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

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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30% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

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

Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Incense

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

Molinia caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

purple moor-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

बैंगनी दलदल घास

7.2.2 In German

Kriech-Wacholder

Pfeifengras

7.2.3 In French

Genévrier rampant

pourpre lande-grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

púrpura amarra-hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Creeping Juniper

μωβ Moor-γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

purple moor-grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

fioletowy Moor-trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Creeping Juniper

Maurus herba-purpura,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Juniperus

Molinia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea

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

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea

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

Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Molinia Caerulea height is 120.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea 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
Molinia Caerulea flower color: Dark Purple
Molinia Caerulea leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Creeping Juniper and Molinia Caerulea

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