shore juniper
Juniperus rigida
USDA zones6 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size9 to 18 inches tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Shore juniper (Juniperus rigida) is a creeping evergreen shrub for rock gardens, ground cover, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy soil. It grows fast and spreads wide, so give it room. The blue-green foliage is fragrant, and birds visit it. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Blue grama, Blue star creeper, and Greig's tulip.
Native range
Japan and Sakhalin.