Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

Sku #5090

A dense mound of ground-hugging branches that radiate from the center. Bright green new growth turns a handsome blue-green as it matures. Winter color has a purple tinge. A wonderful evergreen for a group planting on a rocky slope, or trained into an upright staked specimen. Foliage and form is superb when left unpruned.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Easy Care Plant

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Erosion Control, Green Roof, Ground Cover, Hillside, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Specimen, Topiary

Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:ju-NIP-er-us pro-KUM-benz NAH-na

Plant type:Shrub, Conifer

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 1 ft. tall, spreading 6 ft. wide, in natural form.

Special features:Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Year-round Interest

Foliage color:Blue-green

Blooms:Conifer; prized for foliage.

Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary, Rustic

Design IdeasThis 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 PlantsRose (Rosa); Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina); Catmint (Nepeta); Russian Sage (Perovskia); Barberry (Berberis); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus)

Care

Care Information

Easily grown in sandy soils on the dry side; adaptable to a wide range of well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune topiary forms regularly to maintain shape and size.

History & Lore

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.

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