1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Azores Juniper,Eastern Prickly Juniper,Ryukyu Juniper
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
530.00 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
530.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Needs more water during establishment
4.4.2 In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease, Miscarriage
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Appetite enhancer, Skin wounds, Upset stomach
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
JUNIPERUS chinensis 'Spartan'
7.2 Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Spartan juniper
7.2.1 In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Spartan Juniper
7.2.2 In German
Silver Wattle
Chinesischer Wacholder
7.2.3 In French
Mimosa d'été
genévrier de Chine
7.2.4 In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Spartan Juniper
7.2.5 In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
Spartan Juniper
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Juniperus chinensis
7.2.7 In Polish
Silver Wattle
Jałowiec chiński
7.2.8 In Latin
Silver Wattle
Spartan Juniper
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species