Daub's Frosted Juniper

Name: Daub's Frosted Juniper
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 08465

Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'

Pronunciation: ju-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis

SKU #08465

USDA Zone

4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description	Golden yellow, frosted foliage tips create a striking contrast to the pendulous, blue-green, mature foliage. An excellent low-growing conifer that will brighten the landscape in mass plantings and provides excellent evergreen groundcover for hot, dry banks with poor soil.
Light	Full sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Conifer; prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Quickly reaches 15 in. tall, spreading up to 5 ft. wide.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate	Fast
Growth Habit	Spreading

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Ground Cover
Foliage Color	Blue-green
Companion Plants	Rose (Rosa); Clematis (Clematis); Catmint (Nepeta); Barberry (Berberis); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus)

CARE
Care	Highly adaptable and easy to grow in most well-drained soils; avoid overly wet conditions. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

HISTORY
Lore	Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted' is also known as Juniperus x media or Juniperus x pfitzeriana, the latter of which is a hybrid designation given to some cultivars that are crosses between Juniperus chinensis and Juniperus sabina.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9