Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
-
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Number of Varieties
11
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Dark Green, Brown, Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Bees, Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Wood
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
White Cedar
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
In German
Pepperwort
Techny Lebensbaum
In French
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
In Greek
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
In Polish
Pepperwort
Techny Tuja
In Latin
Pepperwort
Techny Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
-
Pinales
Family
Marsileaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
651
1
27800
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