Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
North America
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, 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
Habit
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm15.24 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm20.32 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Purple, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Rich
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Wildlife
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Incense, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Blue Rug Juniper
In Hindi
कबिट
Blue Rug Juniper Grass
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass
In French
Kawista
Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe
In Spanish
Kawista
Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass
In Portuguese
Limonia
O tapete azul Juniper grama
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Blue Rug Juniperus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Rutaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Limonia
Juniperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
-
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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