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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
North America  
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia  

Types
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus  
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley  

Number of Varieties
11  
99+
110  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils  
-  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
2-8  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
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  
21,22  

Habit
Mat-forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pink, White  
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Gray, Purple  
Yellow green, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate  
Long Linear  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
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, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor  

Pests and Diseases
Tip blight, Twig blight  
Lily Beetle  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes  
Beautification, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Making cosmetics  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
-  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems  
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Incense  
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS horizontalis  
LILIUM  

Common Name
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper  
Lily  

In Hindi
Creeping Juniper  
लिली  

In German
Kriech-Wacholder  
Lilie  

In French
Genévrier rampant  
Lis  

In Spanish
Creeping Juniper  
Lirio  

In Greek
Creeping Juniper  
Κρίνος  

In Portuguese
Creeping Juniper  
Lírio  

In Polish
Jałowiec płożący  
Lilia  

In Latin
Creeping Juniper  
lilium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Tracheobionta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Liliales  

Family
Cupressaceae  
Liliaceae  

Genus
Juniperus  
Lilium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Lilieae  

Subfamily
-  
Lilioideae  

Number of Species
50  
109  
99+

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Difference Between Creeping Juniper and Lily

If you are confused whether Creeping Juniper or Lily are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Creeping Juniper and Lily Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Creeping Juniper are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Lily fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize only when soil is poor. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Creeping Juniper and Lily if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Creeping Juniper and Lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Creeping Juniper and Lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Creeping Juniper and Lily as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Creeping Juniper is Diaphoretic, Febrifuge and Kidney problems whereas of Lily is Burns, Diuretic and Heart problems. Creeping Juniper has beauty benefits as follows: while Lily has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Creeping Juniper vs Lily

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Creeping Juniper vs Lily and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Creeping Juniper are whereas of Lily have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Creeping Juniper has no showy fruits and Lily has no showy fruits. Also Creeping Juniper is not flowering and Lily is not flowering . You can compare Creeping Juniper and Lily facts and facts of other plants too.

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