Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
Northwestern United States, Canada
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
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New Jersey tea,Maritime ceanothus,Ceanothus connivens
Number of Varieties
625
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40000
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Habitat
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
Rocky Mountains, Scrubs
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-75-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-6
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm120.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Sienna
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Lemon yellow
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Club - shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
Do Not over Water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Formal Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Leaves
Other Uses
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
Basketary
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
THUJA plicata
CEANOTHUS 'Concha'
Common Name
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
Wild lilac
In Hindi
Pacific redcedar
Wild Lilac
In German
Riesen-Lebensbaum
Säckelblumen
In French
Thuja plicata
Wild Lilac
In Spanish
Thuja plicata
Ceanothus
In Greek
Thuja plicata
Wild Lilac
In Portuguese
Thuja plicata
Ceanothus
In Polish
Żywotnik olbrzymi
Wild Lilac
In Latin
Thuja plicata
Wild Lilac
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Rosales
Family
Cupressaceae
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Thuja
Ceanothus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1550
1
27800
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