Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Monlep' [sold as Mint Julep™] [Mint Julep Pfitzer Juniper] This cultivar has gracefully arching branches covered in attractive, bright mint green foliage. 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. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana' [Pfitzer Juniper] The Pfitzer Juniper is a very old and very popular cultivar known for its grayish-green foliage and dense, broad, spreading form. 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. Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Aurea' [Golden Pfitzer Juniper] This popular cultivar is wide-spreading and moderately flat-topped with bright green mature foliage and attractive, slightly drooping golden yellow young shoots. 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. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Glauca' [Blue Pfitzer Juniper] The Blue Pfitzer Juniper is a male cultivar that has distinctly bluish foliage and a dense, broad, spreading form. 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. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Nelson’s Compact' [Nelson's Compact Pfitzer Juniper] This slow-growing cultivar is compact with bluish-green foliage that has a whitish-cast. 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. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Purdue Plant Doctor Available Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Pfitzeriana Owens' [Owens Pfitzer Juniper] The Owens Pfitzer Juniper has a compact, low-growing, and spreading form. 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. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Kolkwitzia amabilis [Beautybush] The Beautybush is an arching, deciduous shrub known for its spectacular pink flower show in the spring. However, it can be too coarse for the landscape when not in bloom. Dead wood should be removed and the plant should be pruned (even hard pruning to the ground) every few years to prevent the plant from becoming overgrown. Plants bloom on old wood so hard prunings will result in loss of bloom, but will improve the…
Tree Purdue Plant Doctor Available Larix kaempferi [Japanese Larch] The Japanese Larch is a very large (up to 90' by 40'), conical, deciduous conifer with broad, horizontal branches. The bright green needles become an attractive golden-yellow in the fall. Should be given ample room to grow. Purdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available Lavandula angustifolia [Common Lavender] Beautiful, fragrant purple flowers and foliage. Great plant for fine texture in the front landscape borders. Pruning to the ground every 3 to 4 years keeps the foliage full to the ground and produces uniform, fresh new growth. Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available
Shrub Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Snow' [White Common Lavender] 'Ellagance Snow' is a smaller cultivar with beautiful, fragrant white flowers and foliage. Great plant for fine texture in the front landscape borders. Pruning to the ground every 3 to 4 years keeps the foliage full to the ground and produces uniform, fresh new growth. Audio Recording AvailablePurdue Plant Doctor Available
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