Green Mound Juniper
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Groundcover
Height at Maturity: 12″
Width at Maturity: 6′ or more
Spacing: 4-6′ for mass plantings; 10′ or more for space between plants
Spacing: 4-6′ for mass plantings; 10′ or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Low Growing, Mounding, Spreading, Cascading
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Light Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Very Low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Dry
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Very little to none
Attracts:
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Foot Traffic, Heat, Insect, Salt Air
Description
Green Mound Juniper, also known as the Japanese Garden Juniper, is a very attractive ground-hugging conifer that distinctively mounds at the center of the plant. Attractive mint-green foliage grows 3 to 4 inches in height with the center mound reaching 8 to 12 inches. The overall spread of the plant is about 6 feet. This one is highly used in bonsai and its central leader can be trained to grow up a stake with branches cascading down like a fountain. An excellent selection for Asian gardens, as a groundcover on slopes or to underplant small trees such as Japanese Maples and Crape Myrtle.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 8 to 12 inches tall and spreading 6 feet or more in width, the Green Mound Juniper is ideal for use as a groundcover plant on sunny slopes and embankments or in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. It will cascade over walls and is a great choice to underplant small trees such as Japanese Maple and Crape Myrtle. Its central leader can be trained to grow up a stake to create an exquisite, cascading topiary. Can be planted in pots, planters and other containers and trained to grow as a bonsai tree. A fine addition to conifer gardens, Asian theme gardens, rock gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 6 feet apart for mass plantings; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
The Green Mound Juniper is easy to grow in most any well-drained soil of average to low fertility. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot and other harmful plant diseases. Best in full sun however will tolerate some light shade. We recommend at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for low growing Junipers.
Planting Low Growing Juniper Plants
Fertilizing & Watering Juniper Plants
How To Prune Junipers & Other Conifers
How To Measure Square Feet of A Planting Area
Determining How Many Plants To Fill A Planting Area
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You are the best!——————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
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Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
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