Scientific Name:
Juniperus procumbens
Pronunciation:
joo-NIP-ur-us pro-KUM-benz
Common Name:
Japanese garden juniper, green mound weeping juniper
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Shrub spreading/trailing over wall, elongated branches stiff and turn up at the ends, internodes very short; leaves in whorles of 3, mostly awl-like, needle boat-shaped, 6-8mm long; seed cones black and glaucous when ripe, subglobose, 8-9mm diameter; seeds 4mm long, ridged, 2-3 per cone. Conifers.org
Habit:
Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Specimen plant
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Whorled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate, Mucronate
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Green, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown, Black
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Not showy, rarely found on cultivated plants
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Dark brown
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Heart rot, Leaf miner insect, Mites, Rust, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
