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)
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
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29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
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
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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
Drought
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
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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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
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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
50
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27800
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