Daub's Frosted Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'

Pronunciation: ju-NIP-er-us chi-NEN-sis
SKU #08465
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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 15 in. tall, spreading up to 5 ft. wide.
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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.
Bloom Time Conifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth Rate Fast
Growth Habit Spreading
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 Instructions 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.
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.
Details
DescriptionGolden 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.
Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitSpreading
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Ground Cover
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsRose (Rosa); Clematis (Clematis); Catmint (Nepeta); Barberry (Berberis); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus)
Care
Care InstructionsHighly 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
LoreJuniperus 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.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.