Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
-
China
Types
herbaceous annuals
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Number of Varieties
2001
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests
Deciduous forests, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-5
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.14 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Orange, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear to lanceolate
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry
Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, Culinary use, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used As Food
deer resistant, Shelterbelt, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PELARGONIUM 'Bitter Lemon'
METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
Common Name
Bitter Lemon Scented Geranium, Scented Geranium
dawn redwood
In Hindi
Pelargonium
dawn redwood
In German
Pelargonium
Urweltmammutbaum
In French
pélargonium
aube séquoia
In Spanish
pelargonium
metasecuoya
In Greek
Pelargonium
dawn redwood
In Portuguese
pelargônio
amanhecer Redwood
In Polish
pelargonia
świt sekwoja
In Latin
Pelargonium
dawn redwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Geraniales
Pinales
Family
Geraniaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pelargonium
Metasequoia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Sequoioideae
Number of Species
2001
1
27800
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