(Common Juniper, Gold Cone Common Juniper)

With golden yellow-green needles and a narrowly cone-shaped habit that matures about chest high, 'Gold Cone' is a low-maintenance plant for the mixed border or foundation bed. This cultivar was introduced into commerce by Kordes Nursery of Bilsen, Germany in 1980. Common juniper is native to a wide variety of habitats across the Northern Hemisphere.

The fine-textured, scaled needles of this common juniper are yellow-green. Newly emerging foliage each spring is a more vibrant golden yellow. In...

(Common Juniper, Hibernica Common Juniper)

Initially looking like a fluffy, green column but maturing to slightly pyramidal in habit, 'Hibernica' produce dense foliage with fine texture. It's a selection of common juniper, a native to a wide variety of habitats across the Northern Hemisphere. This cultivar may be referred to as Irish juniper as well. The fine-textured, scaled needles range in color from dull blue-green to deep seafoam green. Grow the Irish juniper in lots of sun in any well-drained soil with fertility. It's tolerant of...

(Common Juniper, Delibab Common Juniper, Kalebab Common Juniper)

Flavor your home brew of gin with the fleshy cones of the common juniper. Found in a wide array of habitats across northern Asia, Europe and North America, the common juniper also is a highly variable plant, ranging from low shrubs to upright, multitrunked, narrow trees. It is the most widely distributed conifer species in the world and only juniper species to occur in Eurasia and North America. Compared to the Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis), common juniper prospers in much colder...

(Common Juniper)

Flavor your home brew of gin with the fleshy cones of the common juniper. Found in a wide array of habitats across northern Asia, Europe and North America, the common juniper also is a highly variable plant, ranging from low shrubs to upright, multitrunked, narrow trees. It is the most widely distributed conifer species in the world and only juniper species to occur in Eurasia and North America. Compared to the Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis), common juniper prospers in much colder...

(Common Juniper)

Flavor your home brew of gin with the fleshy cones of the common juniper. While the parent species is found all across the Northern Hemisphere, variety depressa is from North America. It was nearly wiped out in a previous Ice Age, but plants survived in the southern Appalachian Mountains and repopulated the northern half of the continent as the glaciers receded. It excels in rocky soils on slopes, cliffs and summits. The growth habit of this variety is usually multi-trunked and a spreading...

(Common Juniper)

Exceptionally cold hardy with low, spreading growth habits, common juniper is a resilient groundcover for the coldest, driest temperate climates. While the parent species is found all across the Northern Hemisphere, variety saxatilis is from the highest latitudes and elevations. In North America it's only found naturally in northern and western areas, not in the east. It excels in rocky soils on slopes, cliffs and summits. The growth habit of this variety is usually multi-trunked and a low,...

(Creeping Juniper)

Adapted to open coastal lands, dunes and other naturally sandy areas across northern North America, creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) is a low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub that's a popular groundcover for landscape and garden. It rarely grows taller than two feet (~61 centimeters) but will spread up to ten (~3 meters). There are many cultivated varieties to choose from that vary in size, vigor, color and resilience.

Creeping juniper can have either scale-like or needle-like...

(Creeping Juniper)

This North American creeping juniper is a compact, low-growing evergreen shrub with blue-green needles that are soft to the touch. Unlike other creeping junipers, 'Andorra Compacta' does not trail its branches on the ground and does not spread. The branches reach outward and outward, giving the plant the shape of a low dome. The needles turn deep purple in winter.

Like most creeping junipers, 'Andorra Compacta' grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. It is a good choice for hot, dry locations...

(Bar Harbor Creeping Juniper, Creeping Juniper)

Creeping junipers are valuable, evergreen groundcovers which perform well in difficult areas with poor soil, scant rainfall, hot summers and cold winters. The species is found in a range of habitats throughout North America, and has yielded numerous cultivars. One of the most well-proven varieties, ‘Bar Harbor’ features prostrate, woody, wide-spreading branches, densely packed with scaly, blue-gray foliage which develops attractive purple tones in winter. Female plants produce a crop of small,...

(Blue Chip Creeping Juniper, Creeping Juniper)

Creeping junipers are valuable, evergreen groundcovers which perform well in difficult areas with poor soil, scant rainfall, hot summers and cold winters. The species is found in a range of habitats throughout North America, and has yielded numerous cultivars. One of the most ornamental varieties, ‘Bar Harbor’ features trailing, woody, wide-spreading branches, densely packed with feathery, bright silvery-blue foliage which develops purple tips in winter. Female plants produce a crop of small,...