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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Flowering Plants, Shrubs  

Origin
North America  
-  

Types
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus  
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle  

Number of Varieties
11  
99+
100  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils  
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
6-8  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
8*6  

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  
Cushion/Mound-forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pink, White  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Gray, Purple  
-  

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

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

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

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

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

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

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

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
-  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Drought Tolerant, Average Water  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

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

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Tip blight, Twig blight  
Red blotch  

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  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
Semi-Evergreen  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife  
Bees, Flies  

Allergy
-  
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems  
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Flowers, Root  

Other Uses
Incense  
-  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
-  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS horizontalis  
HELIANTHEMUM 'Dazzler'  

Common Name
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper  
Dazzler Sun-rose, Dazzler Sunrose, Sunrose  

In Hindi
Creeping Juniper  
Hydrangea  

In German
Kriech-Wacholder  
Hortensie  

In French
Genévrier rampant  
Hortensia  

In Spanish
Creeping Juniper  
Hortensia  

In Greek
Creeping Juniper  
υδραγεία  

In Portuguese
Creeping Juniper  
Hortênsia  

In Polish
Jałowiec płożący  
Hortensja  

In Latin
Creeping Juniper  
Hibiscus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
-  

Class
Pinopsida  
-  

Order
Pinales  
-  

Family
Cupressaceae  
Cistaceae  

Genus
Juniperus  
-  

Clade
-  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
50  
20  

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Difference Between Creeping Juniper and Sunrose

If you are confused whether Creeping Juniper or Sunrose 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 Sunrose Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Creeping Juniper are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Sunrose fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Creeping Juniper and Sunrose if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Creeping Juniper and Sunrose

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Creeping Juniper and Sunrose. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Creeping Juniper and Sunrose 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 Sunrose is Fever, Kidney problems and Urinary tract problems. Creeping Juniper has beauty benefits as follows: while Sunrose has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Creeping Juniper vs Sunrose

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 Sunrose 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 Sunrose have Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Creeping Juniper has no showy fruits and Sunrose has no showy fruits. Also Creeping Juniper is not flowering and Sunrose is not flowering . You can compare Creeping Juniper and Sunrose facts and facts of other plants too.

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