creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall5 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) is a shrub for ground cover, rock gardens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Long, trailing branches form a low mat of blue-green foliage. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Give it good drainage to help prevent juniper blight.
Pairs well with Blonde Ambition blue grama, Blazing star, and Pearly everlasting.
Native range
North America.