Life Span
-
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China, Japan
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata'
Cryptomeria japonica 'Dacrydioides'
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
Cryptomeria japonica 'Bandai Sugi'
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Hills, low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
8-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple, Brown, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently
Keep the Soil well drained, 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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Hay fever
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CRYPTOMERIA japonica
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
Japanese Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
Japanese Cedar
Scilla siberica
In German
der japanischen Zeder
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
Cedar japonais
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
cedro japonés
siberica Scilla
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά Cedar
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
Cedar japonês
Scilla siberica
In Polish
japoński cedr
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
Italica Cedar
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Cupressaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Cyptomeria
Scilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
5081
1
27800
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