Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia
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
111
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Spreading
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm120.00 cm
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, Dark Red
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Tip blight, Twig blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Incense
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
JUNIPERUS horizontalis
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper
In German
Pepperwort
Kriech-Wacholder
In French
Pepperwort
Genévrier rampant
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper
In Greek
Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper
In Polish
Pepperwort
Jałowiec płożący
In Latin
Pepperwort
Creeping Juniper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
-
Pinales
Family
Marsileaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Juniperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6550
1
27800
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