Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Western United States, California
Types
-
Coniferous Trees
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
coastal environs, Coastal Regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-118-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brownish Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
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
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Prune lower leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, Mulch, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
bees
Bark beetles, Scale, Spider mites, Tip Miners
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies
-
Allergy
allergic reaction, Pollen
Asthma, Red eyes, Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Insect Bites, Treating fever
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
SAURURUS cernuus
SEQUOIA sempervirens
Common Name
Lizard's Tail
Redwood
In Hindi
Saururus cernuus
Coast Redwood
In German
Saururus cernuus
Redwoodbaum
In French
Saururus cernuus
côte Redwood
In Spanish
cernuus Saururus
Redwood Coast
In Greek
Saururus cernuus
ακτή Redwood
In Portuguese
Saururus cernuus
costa Redwood
In Polish
Saururus cernuus
Wybrzeże Redwood
In Latin
Saururi cernuus
Coast Redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Piperales
Pinales
Family
Saururaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Saururus
Sequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
13
1
27800
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