Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow' Size:3 Gallon Size

Juniperus horizontalis 'Limeglow' Size:3 Gallon SizeAnother great ground cover juniper that grows only 1 ft tall, but spreads fairly wide. Limeglow is drought and deer tolerant and fairly salt tolerant. It tolerates hot weather, moderately poor soils, and many air pollutants found in urban areas. It grows slowly and will choke out weeds. In winter the lemon yellow foliage turns a shade of burnished gold. Plant 6 ft apart for them to grow together and form a wide, thick mat. Hardy to zone 2, 50 deg F.

The new foliage emerges with a bronze color

the flowers open a pastel lavender-pink

and introduced by Mitsch Nursery of Aurora Oregon in 1982

producing masses of rosy-pink flowers in mid May with the show lasting several week

Adaptable to a wide range of soil types makes this plant easy to keep happy

drought and clay soils

although the flowers are mopheads

so occasional pruning is recommended

In ouur garden this plant can be detected by its potent fragrance but is not easily found as it is 'tucked in' to the landscape

After 8 years

pure white and bottle-brush like

Found as a seedling by Anthony P