A dense mound of ground-hugging branches that radiate from the center. New growth is bright green turning to bluish green as it matures. Winter color has a purple tint.
Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Adapts to a wide range of soils, but prefers a dryish, sandy soil. Tolerates hot, dry growing conditions, somewhat poor soils and many city air pollutants.
‘Nana’ is a dwarf, less vigorous form that features spiny-pointed blue-green needles (to 1/3” long). It typically grows 8-12” tall and spreads to 6’ wide over time. Foliage may turn purplish in winter.
A versatile, sprawling ground cover that tolerates hot, dry locations in full sun. Rock gardens. Foundations. Slopes. Mass plantings. Cascade over retaining walls.
Foliage and form is superb when left unpruned.
Details: Fully rooted 2' Juniper Procumbens Nana. A dense mound of ground-hugging branches that radiates from the center. New growth is bright green turning to bluish green as it matures. Winter color has a purple tint. Wonderful evergreen for a group planting on a rocky slope, or trained into an upright staked specimen. Foliage and form is superb when left unshared.
