Juniperus squamata 'Variegata'
Variegated Singleseed Juniper

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 98

Genus:

Juniperus (Juniper, Chinese Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Savin Juniper, Redcedar) 56

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 4 513

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 261

Foliage Notes:

White (Creamy white new shoots); Green (Bluish-green evergreen foliage that becomes tinged with purple in the winter)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Red-brown, ripening to black, cone bearing a single seed)

Ultimate Height:

1 feet

Ultimate Spread:

4-5 feet

Light Requirements:

Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Overlapping, curved, awl-shaped leaves (1/8-1/6" long) in whorls of 3 and with 2 gray to white bands. New growth is creamy white. Ellipsoidal cone (0.25-0.3" long) contains a single ridged seed.

Special Characteristics:

Foliage Characteristics 52

Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96

Pollution Tolerant 217

Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186

Additional Information

'Variegata' is a low-growing and spreading shrub with creamy white new shoots. This plant gained its common name from the single seed borne by each cone. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Does well in alkaline soils, but not wet soils. Susceptible to bagworms.