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Creeping Juniper
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About Creeping Juniper

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

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

Number of Varieties

11
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9
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

Habit

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Leaf Color in Summer

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

Leaf Color in Fall

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

Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

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

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

51% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Incense

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

In German

Kriech-Wacholder

In French

Genévrier rampant

In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

In Greek

Creeping Juniper

In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

In Latin

Creeping Juniper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

50
1 27800
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Properties of Creeping Juniper

Want to know the properties of Creeping Juniper? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Creeping Juniper is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Creeping Juniper Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Diaphoretic, Febrifuge and Kidney problems

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Creeping Juniper. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Creeping Juniper physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Scale-like imbricate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Pink and White
  • Leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Creeping Juniper

Taking Creeping Juniper Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Creeping Juniper include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Creeping Juniper

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Creeping Juniper is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Creeping Juniper is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are 11 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus. This plant's habitat is Fields, Pastures and Upland soils and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.