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Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'

Item #5090 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9

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Plant Description

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.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Moderate growing; reaches 1 ft. tall, spreading 6 ft. wide, in natural form.
    Key Feature:
    Easy Care Plant
    Blooms:
    Conifer; prized for foliage.
    Landscape Uses:
    Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Erosion Control, Green Roof, Ground Cover, Hillside, Mass Planting, Rock Garden, Specimen, Topiary
  • Detail
    Botanical Pronunciation:ju-NIP-er-us pro-KUM-benz NAH-na
    Plant type:Groundcover, 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:Deer Resistant, 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 PlantsBarberry (Berberis); Rose (Rosa); Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina); Catmint (Nepeta); Russian Sage (Perovskia); 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.
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Low
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
  • 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.