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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Pollen may cause allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Blue-Green
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Provides winter interest
Soil pH requirements: 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
On Jun 29, 2006, CaptMicha from Brookeville, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
I have these planted in a couple of beds in the front yard where they get full sun and adequate moisture because we have weedbarrier down and then we mulch over that.
One bed, on a downward slope, in the middle of the front lawn, was impossible to lanscape with anything other than a big tree. My mom didn't want that so instead with have the whole weedbarrier/mulch situation in a circle. We have a alberta spruce planted to the side and we've planted several of these plants, so that'll eventually cover the entire bed with some shrubs and flowers and bulbs poking through.
We'll see how it turns out.
In the meanwhile, my mom has started to use an organic acidic fertilizer on them and it did them wonders!
With out the sull sun, adequete water and the right kind of food, you should be able to get around the whole browning situation.
On Oct 26, 2005, escambiaguy from Atmore, AL (Zone 8b) wrote:
This is a good plant to control erosion on steep inclines. However sometimes weeds do come through the foliage and it's a pain to remove them. I recommend covering the ground between the plants with landscaping fabric and then pine bark mulch. Eventually the juniper will grow over it.
On Nov 6, 2003, TerriFlorida from Plant City, FL wrote:
Groundcover Juniper to look their best MUST have full sun, and MUST be on adequate soil (better than typical Florida sand) and MUST have good drainage. They seem to appreciate mulch, but not against the crown. Plus, if you site them where you must touch them, they bite. They will survive less than ideal conditions, but they cannot look good then.
At my new place, I removed many of these plants. They'd been planted before trees matured. When I inherited them, they'd been surviving in some daily shade, and looked scraggly. I've never had luck moving these plants, so out they went for good.
I won't plant more. There are too many prettier, friendlier plants to use instead!
Something of a burglar deterrent this one. The needles are some of the sharpest of any Juniper I know. I prefer it's green form ('Green Carpet' of course) for groundcover.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Atmore, Alabama Riverview, Florida Yorkville, Illinois Greenville, Indiana Alfred, Maine Brookeville, Maryland Byhalia, Mississippi Roswell, New Mexico North Tonawanda, New York Cincinnati, Ohio Conway, South Carolina Azle, Texas Murchison, Texas Sinks Grove, West Virginia
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