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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
11 100

Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

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 100

Minimum Width
120.00 cm 79

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
Yes

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

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
No

Edible Fruit
Yes

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used
Leaves

Other Uses
Incense

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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