Spring Starflower

Cypress

About Spring Starflower and Cypress

Spring Starflower

Cypress

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

South America, Argentina

California

Types

Perennial

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress

Number of Varieties

3525

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Floodplains, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm1,520.00 cm

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm370.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Bark, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Baldcypress, Red cypress

In Hindi

Spring Starflower

सरू के वृक्ष

In German

Frühling Borretsch

Zypresse

In French

Spring Starflower

cyprès

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Arbol ciprés

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

κυπαρίσσι

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Cypress árvore

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Cypress drzewo

In Latin

Spring Starflower

cypressus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Asparagales

Pinales

Family

Liliaceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Ipheion

Taxodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Taxodioideae

Number of Species

5025

1 27800

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Cypress

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Cypress

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Cypress is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Cypress Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Cypress season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cypress is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cypress is Acidic, Neutral.

Spring Starflower and Cypress Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Cypress are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Cypress flower color: Brown
Cypress leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Cypress

Care of Spring Starflower and Cypress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cypress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.