Description
Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes'
Height: 1ft
Spread: 6-8ft
Zone: 3-9
Exposure: Full sun
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Uses: Massing, groundcover, borders
Maintenance: Low
Other: Deer resistant, evergreen, native
Trailing or creeping juniper is an excellent evergreen groundcover for rock walls, or other fast-draining, dry, forgotten soils. Plants rarely get taller than a foot and stems spread out horizontally, often cascading over edges and in between rocks. The blue-green, scale-like foliage covers the stems and will have purple/bronze undertones in autumn. Trailing junipers do best in average, well-drained soils in full sun. They are intolerant of wet conditions. 'Hughes' was selected for its reliable coloring through winter.
