1. BOTANICAL NAME
JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS ‘Plumosa’, ‘Bar Harbor’ or ‘Wiltonii’

2. PRONUNCIATION
ju - NIP - er - us hor - i - zon - TA - lis

3. COMMON NAME
Creeping Juniper

6. FAMILY
Cupressaceae

7. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

8. Growth Habit Shrub or Groundcover
3” to 18” high (depending on cultivar)
2’ to 4’ wide
Spreading

9. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate (scale like)

10. LEAF
Scale-like
1/16” long

11. MARGIN
Scale-like

12. VEINS
None

13. COMPOSITION
Simple

16. FLOWER
Inconspicuous
Spring

17. FRUIT
1/3” cone on plants in the wild; seldom seen in cultivation

18. EXPOSURE
Sun

19. GROWTH
Slow

20. USE
Ground cover

21. DESCRIPTION The most popular ground cover
Tolerates hot, dry, sunny locations

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Transplants readily
Adaptable

23. PROBLEMS
Juniper blight
Spider mites
Bag worms
Phytophthora

24. ZONES
3 to 9

25. NATIVE OF:
North America