Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Azores Juniper,Eastern Prickly Juniper,Ryukyu Juniper
Number of Varieties
10015
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Blue
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Birds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease, Miscarriage
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Appetite enhancer, Skin wounds, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
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Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
JUNIPERUS chinensis 'Spartan'
Common Name
Celery
Spartan juniper
In Hindi
अजवायन
Spartan Juniper
In German
Sellerie
Chinesischer Wacholder
In French
Céleri
genévrier de Chine
In Spanish
Apio
Spartan Juniper
In Greek
Σέλινο
Spartan Juniper
In Portuguese
Aipo
Juniperus chinensis
In Polish
Seler
Jałowiec chiński
In Latin
apium
Spartan Juniper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Apiales
Pinales
Family
Apiaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Apium
Juniperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
167
1
27800
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