Species Juniperus virginiana | Known

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Names

Common Names: Eastern Red Cedar, Red Cedar

Growth

Height: 16-30 feet
Spread: 13-20 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate

Appearance

Bloom Color: Yellow and Green
Foliage Color: Green and blue-green with silver tones.
Fall Foliage Color: Purplish hues (in fall and winter)

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3-9
Sunlight Requirements: Ideally full sun.
Soil Type: Well-drained, slightly alkaline soil; tolerates sandy, loamy, and clay soils.
Soil Drainage: Well-drained soil, preferably slightly alkaline.
Soil pH: Neutral to mildly alkaline soils

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Evergreen needle, Evergreen needle
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Bloom Time: Spring

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and other pollinators, Attracts birds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1039. (1753)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Subclass: Cupressidae
Order: Cupressales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus

Inferior Taxa

Juniperus virginiana var. australis Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana

Synonyms

Juniperus virginiana var. tripartita Juniperus tripartita Juniperus virginiana f. bremerae Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Juniperus virginiana var. vulgaris Juniperus virginiana subsp. crebra Juniperus schottii Juniperus dioica Juniperus bedfordiana Juniperus arborescens Juniperus argentea Juniperus nutans Juniperus chamberlaynii Juniperus cinerascens Juniperus cannartii Juniperus caroliana Juniperus caroliniana Juniperus virginiana var. hermannii Juniperus hermannii Juniperus fragrans Juniperus polymorpha Juniperus alba Juniperus foetida var. virginiana Sabina glauca Sabina gossainthanea Sabina alba Sabina virginiana var. crebra Juniperus virginiana f. glauca-pendula Juniperus virginiana var. pendula Juniperus virginiana var. pendula-viridis Juniperus virginiana f. smithii-pendula Juniperus virginiana var. smithii Juniperus virginiana var. chamberlaynii Juniperus virginiana f. albospica Juniperus virginiana var. variegata Juniperus virginiana var. glauca Juniperus virginiana f. glauca Juniperus virginiana f. elegantissima Juniperus virginiana var. elegantissima Juniperus virginiana f. plumosa Juniperus virginiana var. plumosa-argentea Juniperus virginiana f. reptans Juniperus smithipendula Juniperus virginiana var. freneloides Juniperus glauca Juniperus gossainthanea Juniperus gossainthanea Sabina virginiana Sabina fragrans Juniperus virginiana f. variegata Juniperus virginiana var. reptans

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024