What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
California
North America
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
9-1
Sunset Zone
17
A1, A2, A3, 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
Pyramidal
Prostrate/Trailing
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm15.24 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm20.32 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Not Available
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Purple, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Not Available
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Facts
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Not Available
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Wildlife
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Not Available
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Not Available
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Incense, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Blue Rug Juniper
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
Blue Rug Juniper Grass
In German
Zypresse
Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass
In French
cyprès
Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
O tapete azul Juniper grama
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa
In Latin
cypressus
Blue Rug Juniperus Grass
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Juniperus
Clade
Not Available
Not Available
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Taxodioideae
Not Available
Number of Species
NANA
1
27800
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