Golden Carpet creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Golden Carpet' creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet') is a shrub for rock gardens, borders, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average soil of most types. It spreads wide and stays low, and it keeps its color all year as an evergreen. It also handles drought and salt well. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Maiden pink, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Thalia daffodil.