Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
North America, Canada
Mexico
Types
-
Sringar, Mexican Single, Pearl
Number of Varieties
14
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Forest edges, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Roadsides, Woods
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-77-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
7-1
11-7
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs, From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mites, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Headache
Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Air freshner, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as an insecticide
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Making Perfumes, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
THUJA occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'
POLIANTHES tuberosa
Common Name
Northern White Cedar
Eastern Arborvitae
Tuberose
In Hindi
अमेरिकी Arborvitae
रजनीगंधा
In German
Lebensbaum
Tuberose
In French
Amérique Arborvitae
Tubéreuse
In Spanish
Americana Arborvitae
nardo
In Greek
αμερικανική Arborvitae
Τουμπερόζα
In Portuguese
Arborvitae americano
Tuberosa
In Polish
Amerykański Tuja
Tuberoza
In Latin
American Arborvitae
Tuberose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Cupressaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Arborvitae
Polianthes
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cupressoideae
-
Number of Species
512
1
27800
👆🏻