Switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

About Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper

Switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, Canada, Mexico

North America

1.4 Types

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3811

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Prairies

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

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

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Root Division

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

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Wildlife

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

Incense

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PANICUM virgatum

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Switchgrass

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Switchgrass

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

switchgrass

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

switchgrass

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

switchgrass

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Panicum

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

450NA

1 27800

Properties of Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper

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

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Season and Care of Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper

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

Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper

Care of Switchgrass and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.