Garden Juniper - Juniper Procumbens Nana - 2 Gal

Juniper Procumbens Nana (Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper)  

Description:
Juniper Procumbens ‘Nana’, also known as Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper, is a popular, low-growing evergreen ground cover prized for its dense, mat-forming habit and striking blue-green foliage. Its trailing branches radiate outward, creating a graceful, cascading effect ideal for rock gardens, slopes, borders, and mass plantings. This hardy conifer maintains its attractive color year-round, occasionally developing purple tones in winter, and is highly tolerant of drought, deer, and poor soils.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’

• Common Name: Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper

• Type: Evergreen conifer, ground cover

• Mature Height: 6–12 inches

• Mature Spread: 4–6 feet (can eventually reach up to 10–15 feet in ideal conditions)

• Growth Habit: Low, spreading, mat-forming

• Foliage: Dense, spiny-pointed, blue-green needles; may turn slightly purplish in winter

• Sun Requirements: Full sun

• Soil: Prefers well-drained soils; tolerates chalk, clay, loam, and sand; pH adaptable (acid, alkaline, neutral)

• Water Needs: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9

• Maintenance: Very low; occasional pruning to shape, avoid cutting into old wood

• Resistances: Deer, drought, erosion, salt, urban pollution, and poor soils

• Landscape Uses: Ground cover, erosion control, banks and slopes, borders, rock gardens, mass plantings, cascading over walls

• Special Features: Evergreen, year-round interest, excellent for challenging sites, minimal care required