Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Australia, South America
Types
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
115
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Pyramidal
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Olive, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Brown, Black
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
White Cedar
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Techny Arborvitae
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Techny Lebensbaum
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Techny Arborvitae
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Techny Arborvitae
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Techny Arborvitae
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
Techny Arborvitae
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Techny Tuja
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Techny Arborvitae
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Proteales
Family
Cupressaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Thuja
Embothrium
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
120
1
27800
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