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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Juniperus horizontalis Moench.
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Creeping Juniper
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Cupressaceae
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2
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evergreen groundcover
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Low growing procumbent shrub, long trailing branches.
ADAPTABILITY:
Well drained soils, adaptable, withstands dry or alkaline soils, salt tolerant.
FUNCTIONS:
Evergreen ground cover.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Spider mites in dry summers, Juniper blight (tips brown and die) in moist weather.
NATIVE RANGE:
Northern North America, south to New Jersey
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 2-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
A multitude of cultivars available, see Dirr. 'Bar Harbor'-low spreading form,
under 1 foot. 'Douglasii'-rapid growing somewhat less susceptible to Juniper
Blight.
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