Juniperus procumbens 'Nana

Description

The Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper is a dwarf, evergreen, matting shrub that can grow up to 1⁄2' high and 3-4' wide. This plant needs full sun and open space. It is soil tolerant, thrives under adversity, is easily transplanted, and does not have many serious problems, although it is susceptible to blight and spider mites. This plant can become wide-spreading over time if space permits or will mound upon itself if space is limited. It grows up over obstacles such as low walls or rocks. This plant has a slow growth rate. It is useful as ground cover, in a border, in a rock garden, or in mass plantings. This plant can be grown as a groundcover. It is often grown for its foliage.

Plant Type: Shrub
Habit/Form: Dense, Mounding, Spreading
Growth Rate: Slow

Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Leaf Color: Blue/Green
Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
Purple/Lavender
Leaf Arrangement:
Whorled

Leaf Description:
Leaves are small, rigid, closely set, awl-shaped in whorls of 3. They are bluish-green in color, pointy, and slightly purplish in winter. The underside of leaves are bluish with 2 white dots at the leaf base. New growth is bright green.