Juniper

Junipers are a great plant for filling in space fast, whether as a groundcover, a screen, or providing some vertical punctuation in a border. Their scaly foliage is feathery and graceful, a good contrast to large-leafed plants. For low-water or rock gardens, the low-growing junipers form naturalistic mats that often acquire richer color in the winter. Junipers thrive in a full-sun site, in well-drained soil. Most are drought tolerant once established.

Light:

Sun, Part Sun

Zones:

3-9

Plant Type:

Shrub

Plant Height:

To 60 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 20 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Privacy, Slopes, Groundcover

Special Features:

Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Winter Interest, Attracts Birds, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Blue Rug creeping juniper

(Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug') is a selection of a northeastern U.S. native that features trailing, feathery silver blue foliage that turns pale purple in winter. It grows 6 inches tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 2-9
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Blue Star juniper

(Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star') features dense branches of silvery gray needles with white stripes. This drought tolerant juniper is a compact plant, growing 2 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 5-9
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Burkii juniper

(Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii') forms upright pyramids to 20 feet tall. The blue-green foliage purples in winter. Zones 3-9
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Chinese juniper

(Juniperus media 'Hetzii') is an upright shrub, growing 7 feet tall and 10 feet wide with evergreen foliage shaded with blue. Zones 4-8
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Gold juniper

(Juniperus virginianum 'Aurea') forms a tall, loose pyramid up to 15 feet tall of golden evergreen foliage. Zones 2-9
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Golden common juniper

(Juniperus communis 'Depressa Aurea') is a selection of a U.S. native plant that has a low habit to 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The new shoots are bright gold in color. Zones 2-6
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Grey Owl juniper

(Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl') features silvery gray foliage that turns slightly purple at the tips in winter. It reaches 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 2-9
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Mother Lode juniper

(Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode') forms a low-growing mat of bright golden foliage that bronzes in winter. It grows 8 inches tall and 5 feet wide. Zones 4-9
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Maney Chinese juniper

(Juniperus chinensis 'Maney') is a low-growing shrub with gray foliage. It grows 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Zones 3-8
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Pfitzer juniper

(Juniperus pfitzeriana) is a wide, spreading shrub with scale-like leaves. It grows 6 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Zones 4-9
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Skyrocket juniper

(Juniperus scopularum 'Skyrocket') forms tall, narrow tapered columns of silvery blue. It grows 8 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Zones 4-8
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