Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000805
11/12/99
Juniperus procumbens--Japanese Garden Juniper
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Height: 2 ft Spread: 12 ft Form: spreading
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Comments: This low, wide-spreading shrub is usually
present in landscapes in the form of one of its cultivars.
It usually tolerates poor soils but is sometimes subject
to attacks of blight.
Cultivars:
'Nana' - A 1-foot tall plant (Vis. 1) that will spread to
10 feet. The foliage (Vis. 2) is light green.
'Greenmound' - A low growing, slightly mounded plant
about 6 inches tall.
'Variegata' - White variegation on the leaves.
References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1999, Bailey
Nurseries 1997, Weston Nurseries 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Sheridan Nurseries
1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Iseli Nursery 1999,
Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms
1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999.
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