Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
This ground hugging Juniper provides a dense mound of branches that radiate from the center. Foliage new growth is bright green turning to bluish green as it matures. Winter color has a purple tint. Wonderful groundcover or group planting on a rocky slope. Its foliage and form is best when left unsheared. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ju-NIP-er-us pro-KUM-benz NAH-na |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Conifer |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 1 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Erosion Control, Green Roof, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Seacoast Exposure, Topiary |
| Problem/solution: | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 5090 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This is probably the best bonsai-style Juniper for Asian gardens or for small topiary. Super tight foliage and lovely blue-green tint makes a neat mound. Perfect with rocks and in rock gardens or around natural rocky water features. Because it is available in so many preshaped forms, you can choose one for a formal setting, another for true bonsai and a third for a courtyard specimen with multiple branches. Highly recommended for tiny city gardens; if there's room for only one Juniper, let it be this one.
Companion Plants
A standard for any Asian inspired garden. Whether in bonsai form or used as an accent or groundcover amongst stones, pair this plant with bamboo, purple leaf Barberry, Flowering Quince, Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Maple, and Azalea.
History
J. procumbens is native to southern Japan. Its exact origin is still under dispute. It is believed to be wild to either the mountain areas of the Japanese island of Kyushu, or the coastal regions of southern Japan and Korea. The 'Nana' culitivar is probably the most widely grown ornamental and is commonly used in bonsai.
This ground hugging Juniper provides a dense mound of branches that radiate from the center. Foliage new growth is bright green turning to bluish green as it matures. Winter color has a purple tint. Wonderful groundcover or group planting on a rocky slope. Its foliage and form is best when left unsheared. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This is probably the best bonsai-style Juniper for Asian gardens or for small topiary. Super tight foliage and lovely blue-green tint makes a neat mound. Perfect with rocks and in rock gardens or around natural rocky water features. Because it is available in so many preshaped forms, you can choose one for a formal setting, another for true bonsai and a third for a courtyard specimen with multiple branches. Highly recommended for tiny city gardens; if there's room for only one Juniper, let it be this one.
Companion Plants
A standard for any Asian inspired garden. Whether in bonsai form or used as an accent or groundcover amongst stones, pair this plant with bamboo, purple leaf Barberry, Flowering Quince, Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Maple, and Azalea.
History
J. procumbens is native to southern Japan. Its exact origin is still under dispute. It is believed to be wild to either the mountain areas of the Japanese island of Kyushu, or the coastal regions of southern Japan and Korea. The 'Nana' culitivar is probably the most widely grown ornamental and is commonly used in bonsai.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ju-NIP-er-us pro-KUM-benz NAH-na |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Conifer |
| Garden style: | Asian/Zen |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 1 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Erosion Control, Green Roof, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Seacoast Exposure, Topiary |
| Problem/solution: | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 5090 |
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