Shrub Juniperus chinensis 'Arctic' [Arctic Chinese Juniper] 'Arctic' is a cold hardy, low growing, and wide-spreading cultivar with blue-green needles. Widely adaptable to soils and climates, except for low light conditions. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Shrub Juniperus chinensis 'Bakaurea' [sold as Gold Star®] [Golden Chinese Juniper] This compact cultivar has light green branches tipped in bright golden yellow and shows good resistance to root problems. Widely adaptable to soils and climates, except for low light conditions. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Tree Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten' [Mountbatten Chinese Juniper] 'Mountbatten' is a hardy, dense, and narrow cultivar with silver-green needles. Widely adaptable to soils and climates. Tolerates alkaline soils, heat, and drought. Members of this species are used from New England to Minnesota to Louisiana. Phomopsis and Kabatina blights can be a serious problem in some areas, especially for small plants.
Shrub Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens [Japanese Garden Juniper] Tolerates calcareous soils. Can be pruned to maintain size. Plants can be injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas.
Shrub Indiana Native Juniperus horizontalis [Creeping Juniper] Widely adapted to soils and climates, as evidenced by its broad natural range. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.
Shrub Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' [Bar Harbor Creeping Juniper] 'Bar Harbor' is an extremely low-growing, and wide-spreading male juniper with grayish, blue-green foliage. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.
Shrub Juniperus horizontalis 'Emerald Spreader' [Emerald Spreader Creeping Juniper] 'Emerald Spreader' is a very low-growing (7" tall) and wide-spreading shrub with dense branchlets of emerald green foliage. Would function well as a groundcover. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.
Shrub Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa' [Plumosa Compacta Youngstown Creeping Juniper] 'Plumosa Compacta Youngstown' is a very low-growing and wide-spreading male cultivar with dense branches of gray-green foliage. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation. It is also commonly called Andorra Juniper.
Shrub Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' [Blue Rug Creeping Juniper] 'Wiltonii' is a popular, extremely low-growing, and wide-spreading female juniper with strong silvery-blue foliage. This cultivar is synonymous with 'Blue Rug'. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Tolerates slightly alkaline and heavy clay soils, but not wet soils. Young plants can be seriously injured by Phomopsis blight in some areas. Plants of all ages are susceptible to mite infestation.
Shrub Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown' [Youngstown Andorra Juniper] Youngstown Andorra Juniper is a cultivar of the creeping Juniper. It has a mounding form and dense branches that give the evergreen its uniform shape. Youngstown offers season round interest with its silver-green foliage that turns bronze in the winter.
