Gold Coast® Juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Aurea Improved'
Outstanding golden color and compact form make this evergreen an excellent choice as a colorful accent. Color is retained and deepens in winter better than other gold tipped varieties.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ju-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Conifer |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 3 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact, Spreading |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Seacoast Exposure |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Yellow |
| Item no.: | 4690 |
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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
One of the best single specimens in a featured winter aspect. Use as part of a low hedge or barrier to direct foot traffic, or in a group with other evergreens. Can be snipped into topiary.
Outstanding golden color and compact form make this evergreen an excellent choice as a colorful accent. Color is retained and deepens in winter better than other gold tipped varieties.
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
One of the best single specimens in a featured winter aspect. Use as part of a low hedge or barrier to direct foot traffic, or in a group with other evergreens. Can be snipped into topiary.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ju-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Conifer |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 3 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact, Spreading |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Seacoast Exposure |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Yellow |
| Item no.: | 4690 |
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